Bottom line:
- If you are single, yeah, host your server, it's fun, you learn a lot of stuff.
- If you are not, paranoïa should be part of your base skillset.
Single or Not, Paranoia should be part of you skill set. Paranoia I'm sure has stopped some problems on my part. And while it's hard to quantify problems you don't have, I remember the problems I did have before I gained a certain level of paranoia.
Now, I must prepare for the people who are watching me.
As a technical-type guy, I should add that machines of any kind (indeed, any things of any kind) rarely can be made to operate any better by slamming one's fist against any part thereof.
Bull! As an Engineer, I was taught, and have learned over the years that "Impact Thearpy" is an invaluable tool for getting machines to work.
But I would much rather see my energy dollars go towards efficient renewable energy like solar or nuclear than the dairy farmer and his mansion down the lane.
Being from Vermont, I think you have a skewed view of dariy farmers (in VT). I don't know about where you're from but most of the dairy farms here are small family owned business that have been operating for generations, and out of all of the ones I know, NONE of them have mansions. They all have small family farms, work long hours for low income and constantly worry about being able to do it again next year. They do it because they've always done it, because they love it, and its a vermont way of life. They don't do it to get rich, they do it to keep Vermont's agriculture industry alive.
What I see is a local family owned farm which was suffering the same fate as most of the other farms in the state (1-2 bad years from being broke and out of business) finding a unique way to increase their income (and be sustainable, hey novel idea), provide "green-power" in the state where there is a huge demand for it, and be kind to the environement.
These people don't own mansions, these people work hard, bust their ass all day long, and continue a tradition dating back generations, while at the same time doing good for the state, and the environment.
Now, it may not be efficient, but it is a good use of what was being wasted before. What exactly is the problem you have w/ it again?
One thing to note is that this party seems to transcend traditional left/right ideological lines and subsequently will not "draw" from one of the major parties like the Greens or Libertarians*.
They will also pull from one very important group. Those who are skilled and knowledgeable with computers. I'm just waiting for the first touch screen voting system to get hacked and the PPUS come out on top.
It's about time they do it. It should help decrease real, potential threats like school shootings and child molesters.......being that you voluntarily post your information.
While I will agree with your sentiment about publically accessible data that they posted themselves. You're first statement is what worries me.
I could be entirely wrong here, but I was under the impression the NSA's mission was to protect against foreign threats through the use of technologhical means (ie spying on our enemies). Now, they don't go after child molestors or people who commit crimes against their fellow man, they go after Foreign agents, terrorist cells, etc. This means in order to do what you suggest they have to hand over their data to someone like the FBI, and I'm sure if they haven't done this already they will sooner or later.
What you get now is the NSA collecting ALOT of info on American citizens, who are under no investigation (presumption of innocence and all that) and handing it over to other departments to investigate. What's to stop them handing that info over to the local cops. What's that? you've been calling some people involved with drugs? time to come down to the police station ma'am. Or how about handing it over to the Executive branch. What's that? you've ben talking w/ someone in the CIA sir, and you're a journalist. Time to come down to headquarters and discuss this. What's that? the presidential nominee for the oposing party is talking to someone who has a vague tie to someone witha myspace account who supports terrorists? He's done for the race.
The problem is it's a very slippery slope you suggest, and once you've started slipping down the hill, it's damn hard to get back up it.
So, when they don't do such design, we'll know it's most likely because of bad design in the first place or sheer I-don't-care-what-you-think-give-me-your-money-... -again kind of attitude.
I think we're all fairly well aware this is the reason right now.
As a business from an economic standpoint, why would you create a battery that people can just reuse from one product to another, especially generation to generation? How much money do they make from new/extra battery sales? I had an old cell phone that the battery cost alomost as much as the phone itself. Why would they shoot themselves in the foot like that?
No, unfortunately there will be no standardization, because the companies care about one thing, their money (ie, your money) and they will continue to do anything and everything in their power to keep getting it.
Perhaps a reason might be:
A Simple lifeform might have 1 chromosome. As it develops that chromosome get's bigger.
Along the line another one pops up due to mutation.
And after that they just keep cropping up.
in geek speak:
My first code was 1 program, which got really big.
Then I discovered libraries. So, I just added to a library when necessary, and created new ones when it was more efficient.
Seems simple idea to me... perhaps I'm way off base tho as my knowledge of Biology stopped 10 years ago. A thought wuld be to compare chromosomes of other lifeforms and look for a similar pattern.
Benjamin Franklin must be spinning in his grave... If we could somehow harness this perpetual spinning motion of the founding fathers we could probably power america for centuries to come! Thus weakining our dependence on foreign oil, and dealing a blow to teh terr'sts! Let the attack on personal liberties continue!!!
The article makes it sound like bioinformatics could really take off in an effort to better ourselves by artificial selection.
I would suggest watching the movie GATTACA. It's one of the few sci-fi movies I've watched and own that I would probably classify not as science fiction, but as a science "warning". It will happen. Genetic engineering for the "best traits and genes" will happen. Maybe not here, maybe not in the next 50-100 years, but sooner or later, someone will do it and start a genetic arms race. What effect this will have on our species in the long term (good or bad) is an area that should be investigated.
Saying that IT hiring has increased in the US is a little like saying hiring in automotive technology has increased. It tells you nothing about what kinds of job hiring has increased. Are we seeing a rise in higher paying jobs, or low paying jobs? code monkeys or program architects? Jobs which can lead to a career, of ones with no future?
And is this at all related to turn over in the industry? are we seeing more hiring because the people who shouldn't be there in the first place are finally bailing?
It would be interesting to know the speed of propogation of any piece of information on the Internet, in other words, given that a piece of information is placed somewhere (blog, news site, etc.), how long would it take that piece of information to travel globally?
It's called Fark.com, and I'd say about oh... 5 minutes?
She publicly stated that her views are not just different to, but DIRECTLY opposed to the aims of her employer. I would not trust her to not to be subversive at the company she works for, and I agree with her employer's decision.
Agreed. Imagine yourself the client of a law firm. Would you trust one of their employees who is opposed to the purpose you are hiring them for? How can you trust that the firm/employees will not work against your case when they should be working for it? That can directly affect the viability of said firm.
Imagine you were hurt due to a doctors negligence and were suing said doctor. would you want to hire someone who has at least one employee who publically is against medical malpractice lawsuits? I sure as heck wouldn't...
don't get me wrong, I don't like much of the IP law/DRM and I do like free speech. But have some sense. You're only employed as long as you provide value to that company. If you start SUBTRACTING value, you better bet your last paycheck, you're on your way out the door.
but I think there's a huge home market possibility
being a home winemaker myself, I'm going to have to disagree with you. I think if the price is small, there will be some usage of a machine like this, however I doubt it will really catch on. Most home winemakeers have dual purposes. I make wine because I enjoy it, and because I enjoy the process. The time, and effort I have to put into my wine makes me enjoy it all the more. If I could produce an aged wine in a few months, what's the point? But when I take 2 months for fermentation, a year or two of racking and ageing, another year of ageing in a barrel (or whatever) and testing the taste over time, that is where a good wine comes from. Not a "quick fix" machine.
Remember, making wine is not just about the final product, it's also about the journey.
but what happens when suddenly search engines need to submit weekly reports? What happens when suddenly the gov't starts saying "Well... we're going to need the IP's of whoever searched for _____ and ____"??
I wouldn't say you were overreacting at all, I'd say you hit the nail on the head! Once the DOJ has the information, whats to stop them from using it for other purposes? say, looking for how often "Koran", "Islam","Mujahadeen" come up as well?
What? they only come up a few times? by a few IP addresses? Well, they must be terrorists! Let's force Google, MSN, etc to give us that IP address of the searcher, Force the ISP to give us the name, and address, and haul that terrorist off to Gitmo.
Where innocently some curious person is searching for the history of terrorism in the middle east. Not for long buddy. We Patriots in the US gov't like our citizens patriotic and uninformed. That way they believe everything we tell them and take it as gospel.
So yeah, Google needs to tell DOJ to go $#^#$^$ themselves!
to get into a discussion with a human female as to whether the toilet seat should be left up or down.
I'm a male, and let me tell you, it goes DOWN!
Your argument is too simplistic, it does not take other factors into account
For instance, let us hypothesize you have a playful young cat who thinks the toilet is interesting and should be played in.
Unless you like waking up to a toilet bowl soaked cat at 2 AM when they jump on your head, the argument is already decided.
We see it as a cop-out and it has honestly made me look at a person who I once admired for being incredibly strong willed and fearless, and made me realize how timid they really are when it comes down to the wire. As you say, this is not a troll, just an opinion I have.
I was an Atheist for about 2/3 of my life, and had similar views. During that period I faced death, came damn close in fact, and stayed an Atheist. Now I find myself a quasi religious person, Not a Christian, but more a cross of Buddhism and Hinduism would be the closest comparison. I used to feel the same way you do about those who use religion as a cop-out so as not to have to think about what does (or does not) come afterwards. But I begin to wonder if those feelings were not simply misplaced fear or anger in an attempt to make ourselves feel better about our own choices, and wonderings of if there is something there that we're missing? Now don't get me wrong, I certainly believe there are people out there like you describe. Met a few of them, but don't let someone's beliefs and religion dissuade you from who they are. See someone for who they are when they show you, not for their beliefs they profess. How we deal with our own end is up to ourselves at that moment, we have no one left to impress.
Don't see someone's religious views as a negative, or a reason to believe they are weak. Sometimes it can take alot of effort, patience, will, and yes, fearlessness, to accept one's own beliefs and embrace them.
Maybe I should have been more precise. If you prove something 100%, it is not a theory, it is fact. However, in science, and I do work in a pure science, we never refer to it like that. Gravity, a theory, Evolution, a theory, Quantum mechanics, a theory. The moon exists, an observational fact. There's a fine line there that it is sometimes difficult to see, but it is there.
you cannot Prove a theory. It drives me nuts how people seem to think this. A theory can only be Disproven. Hence it is a theory. Creatinism is not a theory, as it lacks another fundamental aspect of a theory, the ability to have a testable hypothesis. show me one testable hypothesis of creationism, please.
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Star Gate is in fact cancelled
Single or Not, Paranoia should be part of you skill set. Paranoia I'm sure has stopped some problems on my part. And while it's hard to quantify problems you don't have, I remember the problems I did have before I gained a certain level of paranoia.
Now, I must prepare for the people who are watching me.
Bull! As an Engineer, I was taught, and have learned over the years that "Impact Thearpy" is an invaluable tool for getting machines to work.
Being from Vermont, I think you have a skewed view of dariy farmers (in VT). I don't know about where you're from but most of the dairy farms here are small family owned business that have been operating for generations, and out of all of the ones I know, NONE of them have mansions. They all have small family farms, work long hours for low income and constantly worry about being able to do it again next year. They do it because they've always done it, because they love it, and its a vermont way of life. They don't do it to get rich, they do it to keep Vermont's agriculture industry alive.
What I see is a local family owned farm which was suffering the same fate as most of the other farms in the state (1-2 bad years from being broke and out of business) finding a unique way to increase their income (and be sustainable, hey novel idea), provide "green-power" in the state where there is a huge demand for it, and be kind to the environement.
These people don't own mansions, these people work hard, bust their ass all day long, and continue a tradition dating back generations, while at the same time doing good for the state, and the environment.
Now, it may not be efficient, but it is a good use of what was being wasted before. What exactly is the problem you have w/ it again?
Of course they are. But the real question is, when do we find out they're really a front for the CIA/NSA. or worse yet.... Major League Baseball.
*shudder*
They will also pull from one very important group. Those who are skilled and knowledgeable with computers. I'm just waiting for the first touch screen voting system to get hacked and the PPUS come out on top.
diplomacy is how to say "Nice Doggie" while you look for a really big stick
While I will agree with your sentiment about publically accessible data that they posted themselves. You're first statement is what worries me.
I could be entirely wrong here, but I was under the impression the NSA's mission was to protect against foreign threats through the use of technologhical means (ie spying on our enemies). Now, they don't go after child molestors or people who commit crimes against their fellow man, they go after Foreign agents, terrorist cells, etc. This means in order to do what you suggest they have to hand over their data to someone like the FBI, and I'm sure if they haven't done this already they will sooner or later.
What you get now is the NSA collecting ALOT of info on American citizens, who are under no investigation (presumption of innocence and all that) and handing it over to other departments to investigate. What's to stop them handing that info over to the local cops. What's that? you've been calling some people involved with drugs? time to come down to the police station ma'am. Or how about handing it over to the Executive branch. What's that? you've ben talking w/ someone in the CIA sir, and you're a journalist. Time to come down to headquarters and discuss this. What's that? the presidential nominee for the oposing party is talking to someone who has a vague tie to someone witha myspace account who supports terrorists? He's done for the race.
The problem is it's a very slippery slope you suggest, and once you've started slipping down the hill, it's damn hard to get back up it.
I think we're all fairly well aware this is the reason right now.
As a business from an economic standpoint, why would you create a battery that people can just reuse from one product to another, especially generation to generation? How much money do they make from new/extra battery sales? I had an old cell phone that the battery cost alomost as much as the phone itself. Why would they shoot themselves in the foot like that?
No, unfortunately there will be no standardization, because the companies care about one thing, their money (ie, your money) and they will continue to do anything and everything in their power to keep getting it.
Perhaps a reason might be: A Simple lifeform might have 1 chromosome. As it develops that chromosome get's bigger. Along the line another one pops up due to mutation. And after that they just keep cropping up. in geek speak: My first code was 1 program, which got really big. Then I discovered libraries. So, I just added to a library when necessary, and created new ones when it was more efficient. Seems simple idea to me... perhaps I'm way off base tho as my knowledge of Biology stopped 10 years ago. A thought wuld be to compare chromosomes of other lifeforms and look for a similar pattern.
Benjamin Franklin must be spinning in his grave...
If we could somehow harness this perpetual spinning motion of the founding fathers we could probably power america for centuries to come! Thus weakining our dependence on foreign oil, and dealing a blow to teh terr'sts! Let the attack on personal liberties continue!!!
I would suggest watching the movie GATTACA. It's one of the few sci-fi movies I've watched and own that I would probably classify not as science fiction, but as a science "warning". It will happen. Genetic engineering for the "best traits and genes" will happen. Maybe not here, maybe not in the next 50-100 years, but sooner or later, someone will do it and start a genetic arms race. What effect this will have on our species in the long term (good or bad) is an area that should be investigated.
And is this at all related to turn over in the industry? are we seeing more hiring because the people who shouldn't be there in the first place are finally bailing?
It's called Fark.com, and I'd say about oh... 5 minutes?
Agreed. Imagine yourself the client of a law firm. Would you trust one of their employees who is opposed to the purpose you are hiring them for? How can you trust that the firm/employees will not work against your case when they should be working for it? That can directly affect the viability of said firm.
Imagine you were hurt due to a doctors negligence and were suing said doctor. would you want to hire someone who has at least one employee who publically is against medical malpractice lawsuits? I sure as heck wouldn't...
don't get me wrong, I don't like much of the IP law/DRM and I do like free speech. But have some sense. You're only employed as long as you provide value to that company. If you start SUBTRACTING value, you better bet your last paycheck, you're on your way out the door.
being a home winemaker myself, I'm going to have to disagree with you. I think if the price is small, there will be some usage of a machine like this, however I doubt it will really catch on. Most home winemakeers have dual purposes. I make wine because I enjoy it, and because I enjoy the process. The time, and effort I have to put into my wine makes me enjoy it all the more. If I could produce an aged wine in a few months, what's the point? But when I take 2 months for fermentation, a year or two of racking and ageing, another year of ageing in a barrel (or whatever) and testing the taste over time, that is where a good wine comes from. Not a "quick fix" machine.
Remember, making wine is not just about the final product, it's also about the journey.
hasn't stopped SONY yet!
I wouldn't say you were overreacting at all, I'd say you hit the nail on the head! Once the DOJ has the information, whats to stop them from using it for other purposes? say, looking for how often "Koran", "Islam","Mujahadeen" come up as well?
What? they only come up a few times? by a few IP addresses? Well, they must be terrorists! Let's force Google, MSN, etc to give us that IP address of the searcher, Force the ISP to give us the name, and address, and haul that terrorist off to Gitmo.
Where innocently some curious person is searching for the history of terrorism in the middle east. Not for long buddy. We Patriots in the US gov't like our citizens patriotic and uninformed. That way they believe everything we tell them and take it as gospel.
So yeah, Google needs to tell DOJ to go $#^#$^$ themselves!
I'm a male, and let me tell you, it goes DOWN!
Your argument is too simplistic, it does not take other factors into account
For instance, let us hypothesize you have a playful young cat who thinks the toilet is interesting and should be played in.
Unless you like waking up to a toilet bowl soaked cat at 2 AM when they jump on your head, the argument is already decided.
I was an Atheist for about 2/3 of my life, and had similar views. During that period I faced death, came damn close in fact, and stayed an Atheist. Now I find myself a quasi religious person, Not a Christian, but more a cross of Buddhism and Hinduism would be the closest comparison. I used to feel the same way you do about those who use religion as a cop-out so as not to have to think about what does (or does not) come afterwards. But I begin to wonder if those feelings were not simply misplaced fear or anger in an attempt to make ourselves feel better about our own choices, and wonderings of if there is something there that we're missing? Now don't get me wrong, I certainly believe there are people out there like you describe. Met a few of them, but don't let someone's beliefs and religion dissuade you from who they are. See someone for who they are when they show you, not for their beliefs they profess. How we deal with our own end is up to ourselves at that moment, we have no one left to impress.
Don't see someone's religious views as a negative, or a reason to believe they are weak. Sometimes it can take alot of effort, patience, will, and yes, fearlessness, to accept one's own beliefs and embrace them.
So much has now become clear about Perl!
Don't get me wrong though, Perl is my code of choice.
PEBKAC
Maybe I should have been more precise. If you prove something 100%, it is not a theory, it is fact. However, in science, and I do work in a pure science, we never refer to it like that. Gravity, a theory, Evolution, a theory, Quantum mechanics, a theory. The moon exists, an observational fact. There's a fine line there that it is sometimes difficult to see, but it is there.
you cannot Prove a theory. It drives me nuts how people seem to think this. A theory can only be Disproven. Hence it is a theory. Creatinism is not a theory, as it lacks another fundamental aspect of a theory, the ability to have a testable hypothesis. show me one testable hypothesis of creationism, please.