I'd say down voted because people here haven't a clue about how NASA deals with things concerning the ISS. If you believe they have given any sort of green light on docking then you are greatly mistaken. $20B+ dollars, 10+ years making, and no room for error they will take no chances over a little more than half a ton of cargo. I've been in meetings and seen them pontificate of completely benign things for a week. They take nothing more seriously than the safe being of the ISS. I'm not saying they won't give it a go, but I would be shocked if they have already given SpaceX the go ahead. Not saying they aren't planning, but I will say there are a lot of people who have some decisions to make and they wo't be done lightly.
And people are suprised big changes are happening? She's seen Yahoo rise from the outside, and fall from the outside. Now that she's on the inside maybe, just maybe she has seen the flaws in their culture and is trying to address it. My suspicion is that Yahoo has an inner culture that was allowed to grow in the craziness of when they could do no wrong. Fact is they are not Google, or Microsoft, or Oracle. They are a struggling company that has a lot of extra baggage from the dotcom boom and bust. She now sees that she needs to tear it down and try to start from scratch. Remote working is collatoral damage to that.
If she's not management dealing with an issue then who is? She obviously sees things not working out the way she thinks they should, so she's dealing with it. That's her job, whether you agree with her or not.
But I agree with this. This is the first time that I think that Mayer may actually be getting it in that the US workforce has gotten lazy.Yes, this is a broad stroke of the brush, but look at any large project in just about any large corporation and you'll see costs and overruns out of control. I think this is just the first step of her trying to say enough is enough, you people are well compensated, quit acting like spoiled brats thinking you are all so special and get the shit done. This goes for every segment out there, be it government, IT, Defense, you name it.
I'd be willing to bet $1 that there is at least one person out there that has tried to duplicate at least some part of their Farmville crop at home, even if it's buying a tomato plant. Why would the effect only be legitimate if a majority of people follow it?
To be fair I can remember buying full boxed PC games like F-16 flight sims for $30-40 circa 1988. I don't think game prices have kept up with inflation.
1. Fundamentally we are a republic of states. The states together define the nation. We are losing sight of this.
2. Seems a bit like the nation building that was done with good intentions at the end of WW 1. That didn't work out so well in many cases.
Really? One of the most densely populated and affluent regions in the country and you think you'd never see 5 drive by? If that's the case then they'll be out of business for lack of sales. They are a business driven by sales numbers you know.
The supercharge thing is fine on the surface. Park and go get something to eat, come back in an hour. The problem is the graphics I see of them show about 5 chargers. I didn't see any pictures of actual supercharge sites so I could be wrong on the 5, but still, it's a pretty limited number. That means on a massively heavily traveled corridor like I95 a whopping 5 cars an hour can fully charge. I understand that most people charge at night and will seldom need a supercharge. But considering the sheer volume of traffic I have to wonder if you will end up spending 3 hours waiting to supercharge, and 1 actually doing it.
The price of seeds is pretty insignificant compared to the rest of hte operation. Which is why they have to use stats in %, because if they really told you the price you'd say, 'so what?'
Why is it that the Orion program is an utter failure and companies like Space X seem to be surpassing them in return on investment? Management structure might be something to take a look at. It's not about whether managers are needed, its the numbers of them.
Maybe because he realized that if he told us all these things there would be a lot of unemployed paleontologists and other scientists. Are you one of those people who needs to be spoon fed everything? It's often the the joy of discovery that makes the journey worth while.
And they're called nukes. Everyone has always known that a single carrier group is vulnerable. The question is not if you can, but what happens if you do. In the end nobody wants the gloves to come off.
It's that simple. Thinking they are interchangeable to me tells me the true value of the end product. These wild west environments are allowed because in the end the products aren't all that important other than to generate money. And just like short selling a stock sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, but you understand and are willing to take the chance going in. If you want real Software Engineering practices you need to go to where the code actually matters. Like the auto/aerospace or anything else where there are tangible losses associated with failure.
The prices already take into account CC charges. Sure you don't see it as a line item, but the CC charge hits the bottom line, and businesses adjust prices to meet a certain profit. Sure it's not an exact science, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to take a look at historical data and see what needs to be done.
Prices probably won't go down. They don't really want to deal with cash in most situations so they probably won't do much to get people to use cash. So for the most part people will basically pay they have always been paying without knowing it, and then once again on top of it.
This is where I think you are wrong. Campaigns are paid for by donations, not from a government fund. Who does own it? I'm not really sure whether it would be some entity tied to Obama but not to the government or perhaps the DNC. Point being it's nothing like NASA, or any other government funded initiative and whoever does actually own it can do with it as they please.
But the real question is are they spending as much as they would have if they weren't pirating at all. Of course this is impossible to determine. But just as one side can through surveys like this at you, the other can throw out things like the decline in record store sales (which may or may not be offset by increases in downloaded sales), etc. Both sides of this issue can come up with valid arguments when you cherry pick the stats you want to.
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I'd say down voted because people here haven't a clue about how NASA deals with things concerning the ISS. If you believe they have given any sort of green light on docking then you are greatly mistaken. $20B+ dollars, 10+ years making, and no room for error they will take no chances over a little more than half a ton of cargo. I've been in meetings and seen them pontificate of completely benign things for a week. They take nothing more seriously than the safe being of the ISS. I'm not saying they won't give it a go, but I would be shocked if they have already given SpaceX the go ahead. Not saying they aren't planning, but I will say there are a lot of people who have some decisions to make and they wo't be done lightly.
Wouldn't say ass kicked, but the the kill ratio had fallen to a rate where it became expensive.
And people are suprised big changes are happening? She's seen Yahoo rise from the outside, and fall from the outside. Now that she's on the inside maybe, just maybe she has seen the flaws in their culture and is trying to address it. My suspicion is that Yahoo has an inner culture that was allowed to grow in the craziness of when they could do no wrong. Fact is they are not Google, or Microsoft, or Oracle. They are a struggling company that has a lot of extra baggage from the dotcom boom and bust. She now sees that she needs to tear it down and try to start from scratch. Remote working is collatoral damage to that.
If she's not management dealing with an issue then who is? She obviously sees things not working out the way she thinks they should, so she's dealing with it. That's her job, whether you agree with her or not.
But I agree with this. This is the first time that I think that Mayer may actually be getting it in that the US workforce has gotten lazy.Yes, this is a broad stroke of the brush, but look at any large project in just about any large corporation and you'll see costs and overruns out of control. I think this is just the first step of her trying to say enough is enough, you people are well compensated, quit acting like spoiled brats thinking you are all so special and get the shit done. This goes for every segment out there, be it government, IT, Defense, you name it.
I'd be willing to bet $1 that there is at least one person out there that has tried to duplicate at least some part of their Farmville crop at home, even if it's buying a tomato plant. Why would the effect only be legitimate if a majority of people follow it?
To be fair I can remember buying full boxed PC games like F-16 flight sims for $30-40 circa 1988. I don't think game prices have kept up with inflation.
1. Fundamentally we are a republic of states. The states together define the nation. We are losing sight of this. 2. Seems a bit like the nation building that was done with good intentions at the end of WW 1. That didn't work out so well in many cases.
Bingo. We have a winner. As unpopular as this may be around here, IT is essentially a joke when it comes to endeavors such as the above.
Really? One of the most densely populated and affluent regions in the country and you think you'd never see 5 drive by? If that's the case then they'll be out of business for lack of sales. They are a business driven by sales numbers you know.
The supercharge thing is fine on the surface. Park and go get something to eat, come back in an hour. The problem is the graphics I see of them show about 5 chargers. I didn't see any pictures of actual supercharge sites so I could be wrong on the 5, but still, it's a pretty limited number. That means on a massively heavily traveled corridor like I95 a whopping 5 cars an hour can fully charge. I understand that most people charge at night and will seldom need a supercharge. But considering the sheer volume of traffic I have to wonder if you will end up spending 3 hours waiting to supercharge, and 1 actually doing it.
The price of seeds is pretty insignificant compared to the rest of hte operation. Which is why they have to use stats in %, because if they really told you the price you'd say, 'so what?'
So God made a farmer to sue.
I smell bacon. Yet another way to increase the government payroll and supplier base.
Why is it that the Orion program is an utter failure and companies like Space X seem to be surpassing them in return on investment? Management structure might be something to take a look at. It's not about whether managers are needed, its the numbers of them.
With the creation of an MBA for commercial space.
Releasing a budget instead. I'm not taking sides, but it is at least their job to present something.
Maybe because he realized that if he told us all these things there would be a lot of unemployed paleontologists and other scientists. Are you one of those people who needs to be spoon fed everything? It's often the the joy of discovery that makes the journey worth while.
And they're called nukes. Everyone has always known that a single carrier group is vulnerable. The question is not if you can, but what happens if you do. In the end nobody wants the gloves to come off.
It's that simple. Thinking they are interchangeable to me tells me the true value of the end product. These wild west environments are allowed because in the end the products aren't all that important other than to generate money. And just like short selling a stock sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, but you understand and are willing to take the chance going in. If you want real Software Engineering practices you need to go to where the code actually matters. Like the auto/aerospace or anything else where there are tangible losses associated with failure.
Kind of sad when these are the things we now admire.
The prices already take into account CC charges. Sure you don't see it as a line item, but the CC charge hits the bottom line, and businesses adjust prices to meet a certain profit. Sure it's not an exact science, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to take a look at historical data and see what needs to be done.
Prices probably won't go down. They don't really want to deal with cash in most situations so they probably won't do much to get people to use cash. So for the most part people will basically pay they have always been paying without knowing it, and then once again on top of it.
Women love them so much though!!!
This is where I think you are wrong. Campaigns are paid for by donations, not from a government fund. Who does own it? I'm not really sure whether it would be some entity tied to Obama but not to the government or perhaps the DNC. Point being it's nothing like NASA, or any other government funded initiative and whoever does actually own it can do with it as they please.
But the real question is are they spending as much as they would have if they weren't pirating at all. Of course this is impossible to determine. But just as one side can through surveys like this at you, the other can throw out things like the decline in record store sales (which may or may not be offset by increases in downloaded sales), etc. Both sides of this issue can come up with valid arguments when you cherry pick the stats you want to.