Essentially.. "The medieval warm period was local to the north atlantic, except for all the other warm periods in the world that coincidentally were at the same time."
Certain climate researchers quietly campaigned to edit history itself, emailing colleagues (such as David Deming, University of Oklahoma) asking them to help get rid of the medieval warm period ("We have to get rid of the Medieval Warm Period.") Deming even testified before congress about the effort.
Global warming may be a problem or it may not be. One problem is for certain, and that certain climate "researchers" are playing politics rather than science.
Look at how much grant money is given out these days to GW research. There's the reason why. As always, follow the money and it will usually lead you to the answer.
Choice of tablet is a fairly personal decision. Why are you worried about offending anyone? Just buy yourself the tablet you want and be done with it. Just be honest if asked. "This tablet does things I can't on the iPad," " This tablet has better specs than the iPad," etc. There are a LOT of reasons to want an upgrade from an iPad to something non-Apple.
I don't know about where you spend your money on the web, but I certainly don't do business with any site that doesn't use SSL at the very least. Exactly where are these 'billons of dollars' being transacted over plain http?
That's why I love my Asus Transformer Prime. It's a tablet and a netbook. Best of both worlds. I can even do 'real' work on it when I have to with very little trouble.
EA has been producing crappier and crappier games and screwing over customers for years now. Their workers operate in near sweatshop (ok I wax hyperbolic, but it's not good) working conditions. They could give me their entire catalog for free and I still would never buy another one of their future titles.
Typical geek-elitist drivel. For some (myself included) sure it's important to understand the nature of how computers do things. What you seem to fail to see, or are in denial about, is that computers have become ubiquitous appliances, and the average user doesn't give a shit about the 'nature of how we do these things.' They just want it to work.
Wrong, we are still IN the last 'Ice Age'. We are in a period known as an 'interglacial'. For much of Earth's history there was little or no ice on the planet at all.
I have a feeling that if we could get out there and explore we'd find at least 'primitive' life is near ubiquitous. The precursors are all around, and given the vastness of the Universe there has got to be plenty of life out there. It is unfortunate that we might never leave our Solar System with meaningful exploratory tools, but I'm still hopeful. We probably won't know in our lifetime though.
An ARM based computer for $100 that plugs into the back of my screen and provides internet functionality is not a computer in my opinoin any more than a TV that has Twitter and Facebook is one. Its an internet appliance. You want that, good. A traditional desktop is for work. Work is making things like movies, music and games. ARM chips have a long way to go to get their still.
Quite a myopic view of what 'work' is. What about all the scientific calulations being done on computers? What about huge databases and spreadsheets crunching financial data? Compiling large codebases? I could go on and on. There are plenty of applications out there that make 'making things like movies, music and games' look like child's play. You either haven't been around much or you didn't think this one through at all.
This is a step in the right direction. Now if only unfriendly customer feedback would get them to retract Metro we'll really be in business.
Seriously though, how obvious was it that there would be a huge negative reaction to the change of licensing terms for Office? As usually, the more MBA's you get involved in things the dumber the collective IQ of an organization gets.
If the training meets a specific need and is a must have to continue or grow the business then the company will pay for it and do it on company time. To them, it's an investment with a specific ROI. If it's a nice to have but doesn't meet specific needs tehn they may reimburse as part of a benefits package but you are on your own time and dime until you pass or complete the course.
This. My employer provides time and training materials and/or formal classes for industry certifications. All tests are paid for regardless of whether it is a pass or a fail. It is part of the cost of doing business.
Who said anything about telling anyone what you make? I certainly didn't. As for naive, hardly. I've been in the IT industry for a couple of decades. I've been in both technical and management roles. I certainly know the game. It sounds like perhaps you do not.
I agree about H1-B workers being screwed though. I've even heard managers/directors drooling over the fact.
Anyone who works for a company is an indentured servant. Do you really think companies pay you what you're worth? No. They pay you what they think they can get away with.
Oh please. If you're good at what you do you'll generally get what you are worth. Hint: what you are 'worth' is based on market forces. That includes companies paying what they can 'get away with' and where that intersects with one's skill set and experience.
I certainly think I am paid what I am worth. I do quite well and am hardly an 'indentured servant'.
Who decides what a worker is worth? The market does. Now, when you have government interference that can be skewed. Minimum wage is an example of that. Is a high school kid pushing a broom worth minimum wage? That is open to debate. H1B visas are another example of t his because they tend to tie a worker to one employer, making it difficult for them to 'shop around' for another job, thus lowering their market value.
The decision was made by the Library of Congress, removing unlocking from the list of things exempt from the DMCA I believe. If they reverse that decision, and it sounds like they will, then the problem is solved unless Congress drafts specific legislation to make it illegal.
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I love how that wikipedia article begins...
Essentially.. "The medieval warm period was local to the north atlantic, except for all the other warm periods in the world that coincidentally were at the same time."
Certain climate researchers quietly campaigned to edit history itself, emailing colleagues (such as David Deming, University of Oklahoma) asking them to help get rid of the medieval warm period ("We have to get rid of the Medieval Warm Period.") Deming even testified before congress about the effort.
Global warming may be a problem or it may not be. One problem is for certain, and that certain climate "researchers" are playing politics rather than science.
Look at how much grant money is given out these days to GW research. There's the reason why. As always, follow the money and it will usually lead you to the answer.
Choice of tablet is a fairly personal decision. Why are you worried about offending anyone? Just buy yourself the tablet you want and be done with it. Just be honest if asked. "This tablet does things I can't on the iPad," " This tablet has better specs than the iPad," etc. There are a LOT of reasons to want an upgrade from an iPad to something non-Apple.
Bullshit, and you're troll-fu is very weak. You aren't buying stuff on /.
I don't know about where you spend your money on the web, but I certainly don't do business with any site that doesn't use SSL at the very least. Exactly where are these 'billons of dollars' being transacted over plain http?
Apple's official statement: "We used plain http because it 'Just Works'."
That's why I love my Asus Transformer Prime. It's a tablet and a netbook. Best of both worlds. I can even do 'real' work on it when I have to with very little trouble.
EA has been producing crappier and crappier games and screwing over customers for years now. Their workers operate in near sweatshop (ok I wax hyperbolic, but it's not good) working conditions. They could give me their entire catalog for free and I still would never buy another one of their future titles.
And I can't hit a guy with glasses when he continues to stare at me. We're screwed.
Just don't hit him in the face. Kneecapping works wonders.
Finally a solution for people without any backbone.
Now if they can perfect brain transplants we can finally fix Congress.
Not just Congress. There might even be hope for the majority of Redditors.
Typical geek-elitist drivel. For some (myself included) sure it's important to understand the nature of how computers do things. What you seem to fail to see, or are in denial about, is that computers have become ubiquitous appliances, and the average user doesn't give a shit about the 'nature of how we do these things.' They just want it to work.
We have been in a 'limited state of emergency' for many years, through several Presidents, for different reasons.
See?
There you go...confusing people with actual facts when all they want to do is run around screaming that the sky is falling. How rude!
Wrong, we are still IN the last 'Ice Age'. We are in a period known as an 'interglacial'. For much of Earth's history there was little or no ice on the planet at all.
You're on one of the students? Is he/she hot?
Kidding aside, very cool. Nice work.
I have a feeling that if we could get out there and explore we'd find at least 'primitive' life is near ubiquitous. The precursors are all around, and given the vastness of the Universe there has got to be plenty of life out there. It is unfortunate that we might never leave our Solar System with meaningful exploratory tools, but I'm still hopeful. We probably won't know in our lifetime though.
An ARM based computer for $100 that plugs into the back of my screen and provides internet functionality is not a computer in my opinoin any more than a TV that has Twitter and Facebook is one. Its an internet appliance. You want that, good. A traditional desktop is for work. Work is making things like movies, music and games. ARM chips have a long way to go to get their still.
Quite a myopic view of what 'work' is. What about all the scientific calulations being done on computers? What about huge databases and spreadsheets crunching financial data? Compiling large codebases? I could go on and on. There are plenty of applications out there that make 'making things like movies, music and games' look like child's play. You either haven't been around much or you didn't think this one through at all.
Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data that can be transmitted over a fixed period of time.
Now why don't you make yourself useful by contributing to the discussion... or make me a sandwich!
Exactly why there is no such thing as 'unlimited bandwidth' ;)
I'll have ham and swiss on rye, thanks!
You get unlimited bandwidth? You can download at infinity megabits per second?
I don't think bandwidth means what you think it does...
I'll bet that option comes in SP1.
This is a step in the right direction. Now if only unfriendly customer feedback would get them to retract Metro we'll really be in business.
Seriously though, how obvious was it that there would be a huge negative reaction to the change of licensing terms for Office? As usually, the more MBA's you get involved in things the dumber the collective IQ of an organization gets.
If the training meets a specific need and is a must have to continue or grow the business then the company will pay for it and do it on company time. To them, it's an investment with a specific ROI. If it's a nice to have but doesn't meet specific needs tehn they may reimburse as part of a benefits package but you are on your own time and dime until you pass or complete the course.
This. My employer provides time and training materials and/or formal classes for industry certifications. All tests are paid for regardless of whether it is a pass or a fail. It is part of the cost of doing business.
One word: emulator.
Who said anything about telling anyone what you make? I certainly didn't. As for naive, hardly. I've been in the IT industry for a couple of decades. I've been in both technical and management roles. I certainly know the game. It sounds like perhaps you do not.
I agree about H1-B workers being screwed though. I've even heard managers/directors drooling over the fact.
Anyone who works for a company is an indentured servant. Do you really think companies pay you what you're worth? No. They pay you what they think they can get away with.
Oh please. If you're good at what you do you'll generally get what you are worth. Hint: what you are 'worth' is based on market forces. That includes companies paying what they can 'get away with' and where that intersects with one's skill set and experience.
I certainly think I am paid what I am worth. I do quite well and am hardly an 'indentured servant'.
Who decides what a worker is worth? The market does. Now, when you have government interference that can be skewed. Minimum wage is an example of that. Is a high school kid pushing a broom worth minimum wage? That is open to debate. H1B visas are another example of t his because they tend to tie a worker to one employer, making it difficult for them to 'shop around' for another job, thus lowering their market value.
The decision was made by the Library of Congress, removing unlocking from the list of things exempt from the DMCA I believe. If they reverse that decision, and it sounds like they will, then the problem is solved unless Congress drafts specific legislation to make it illegal.