if those in power were simply looking for a money grab, they'd slap a tax or fine like this on something much more mundane that would slip through the news tendrils without even a wince.
to use something as incredibly inciting as this for the base of nothing more than a money grab seems a bit daft, even for those in political power.
yes the system ultimately made the right choice, shutting down with a perceived loss of critical information.
however, this was a best choice response to a poorly engineered shutdown system.
a properly designed critical shutdown system would have completely independent sensors, for exactly this reason. by design, no external system (i.e. business network data collection) should be able to compromise the integrity of a safety system in any way. Safety systems are designed to be redundant within themselves on many levels so that even if some link in the chain were to fail, there's another link waiting to take it's place until repaired. Business systems, and often standard control systems, do not have that sort of availability/reliability, and so should have not part of the safety system.
this sounds alot like many companies attempts to eliminate distractions at work, in an effort to increase productivity. they try to achieve this by eliminating or restricting web access, outlawing cell phones, personal calls, personal email, etc.
what companies fail to realize is that if John or Jane Employee wants to avoid working for a while, they can just as easily stare at the wall, go to the restroom, or get a drink of water; as they can surf the web. should we expect to be required to have hall passes to relieve ourselves in the future to make sure we aren't abusing our restroom privleges?!
i think these sorts of moves do nothing more then dump fuel on the always existing fires of disentment. it's employee disentment that likely contributes the most to low productivity, not checking out the news on/. for a minute or two a handful of times a day.
The one I could lay hands on has no "shock" memory, it blips out for 30 seconds at the slightest bump. Have to be careful where you put it in the car, even on mostly smooth roads.
Are you out of you mind? Skips? It's frikin' solid state for cryin' out load!!!
and it does a beautiful job playing CDs, much better than my Sony CD player. Note - battery life is only 3 hours when you play CDs.
HUH? Where did you get the dope son?!?! It's an MP3 player that uses CF. I mean, I suppose you could try and fold up a CD and jam it into the CF slot, but I've got a fealing sound reproduction wouldn't be to hot!!!
With a well encoded MP3, the included headphones delivers quite a rich sound. Very clear and crisp on highs. Bass reproduction is very strong, clear and punctual.
Use enough adjectives for ya?
I've tested this with everything from Derude to Dean Martin. As noted earlier, the adjustable graphic eq alows for tweaking to your tastes.
All thanks to Bill Gates Army of Evil Monkeys !!!
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Once again Bill Gates has contributed to the constricting grip of corporate hands around the neck of a hardly free internet. Because Microsoft produces an inferior web server product, just one in the family, that has diffuculty holding up against virii of any sort. ISP's are "forced" to restrict access of individuals in order to "protect" the whole. Hell, with this logic it seems that it would make more sense to simply prohibit the use of Microsoft OS's on the ISP's network.
- Gee, thanks @Home, but I thought you were gonna kiss me first!
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money grab? i seriously doubt it.
if those in power were simply looking for a money grab, they'd slap a tax or fine like this on something much more mundane that would slip through the news tendrils without even a wince.
to use something as incredibly inciting as this for the base of nothing more than a money grab seems a bit daft, even for those in political power.
yes the system ultimately made the right choice, shutting down with a perceived loss of critical information.
however, this was a best choice response to a poorly engineered shutdown system.
a properly designed critical shutdown system would have completely independent sensors, for exactly this reason. by design, no external system (i.e. business network data collection) should be able to compromise the integrity of a safety system in any way. Safety systems are designed to be redundant within themselves on many levels so that even if some link in the chain were to fail, there's another link waiting to take it's place until repaired. Business systems, and often standard control systems, do not have that sort of availability/reliability, and so should have not part of the safety system.
this sounds alot like many companies attempts to eliminate distractions at work, in an effort to increase productivity. they try to achieve this by eliminating or restricting web access, outlawing cell phones, personal calls, personal email, etc.
/. for a minute or two a handful of times a day.
what companies fail to realize is that if John or Jane Employee wants to avoid working for a while, they can just as easily stare at the wall, go to the restroom, or get a drink of water; as they can surf the web. should we expect to be required to have hall passes to relieve ourselves in the future to make sure we aren't abusing our restroom privleges?!
i think these sorts of moves do nothing more then dump fuel on the always existing fires of disentment. it's employee disentment that likely contributes the most to low productivity, not checking out the news on
Lets see, MS stops making systems from oem's available with Win2k. But I need Win2k to run proprietary software.
Oh well, guess I'll just have to stop using my proprietary software . . . . NOT!!
I believe I've got a few hundred copies of Win2k lying around ready for fresh installs.
The one I could lay hands on has no "shock" memory, it blips out for 30 seconds at the slightest bump. Have to be careful where you put it in the car, even on mostly smooth roads.
Are you out of you mind? Skips? It's frikin' solid state for cryin' out load!!!
and it does a beautiful job playing CDs, much better than my Sony CD player. Note - battery life is only 3 hours when you play CDs.
HUH? Where did you get the dope son?!?! It's an MP3 player that uses CF. I mean, I suppose you could try and fold up a CD and jam it into the CF slot, but I've got a fealing sound reproduction wouldn't be to hot!!!
It sounds "REALLY" terrific!!!!
With a well encoded MP3, the included headphones delivers quite a rich sound. Very clear and crisp on highs. Bass reproduction is very strong, clear and punctual.
Use enough adjectives for ya?
I've tested this with everything from Derude to Dean Martin. As noted earlier, the adjustable graphic eq alows for tweaking to your tastes.
Once again Bill Gates has contributed to the constricting grip of corporate hands around the neck of a hardly free internet. Because Microsoft produces an inferior web server product, just one in the family, that has diffuculty holding up against virii of any sort. ISP's are "forced" to restrict access of individuals in order to "protect" the whole. Hell, with this logic it seems that it would make more sense to simply prohibit the use of Microsoft OS's on the ISP's network.
- Gee, thanks @Home, but I thought you were gonna kiss me first!