What I read pointed to British support, specifically the ability to supply them with modern weapons. Once someone isn't a legitimate threat, it's less important to show any respect.
...than behave as if it's a self-licking ice cream cone. IT exists for the productivity of the other employees. All too often, IT folks lose sight of that and start feeling that they can call the shots and that the end users' needs aren't as important as IT objectives and IT vision.
All too often, IT is denied the tools to do their job properly, then blamed for not doing their jobs.
That's exactly the point - it's a docking station that isn't tied to a specific laptop. I'm kind of ok with two cables on the mac, since power connections are so easy with the magnet thingy.
So no, I don't buy that legalizing pot would make it harder for the kiddies to get their hands on it. The only thing that will do that is parental involvement but I heard that went out of fashion a long time ago and the current trend is to rely on the TV and internet to raise your kids.....
Pot is easier to get than booze (safer, too), so that's what the kids get. Make it legal and regulated and the places that sell it have incentive to not sell to kids.
I hear this is cultural - in india, you never say no to a request from a superior. Instead, you kiss ass, then rush to do what you can. Yes, it does hamper communication.
It occurs to me that financing international terrorism is a bit of a step up from not fixing exploits in your software. If adobe was known to finance murder in a foreign country, just what do you think would happen?
Mat 5:38-39. In the words of a wise man: 'You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also;'
The war and firey death and so on and so forth happen to be in the old testament, the religion of ancient Jews. Jesus (the new testament) was ghandiacally pacifistic. His early followers were expecting a king to lead them to war, to turn out the Roman Empire and reinstate the glory days of Israel. What they got was love and peace and horrible persecution. I'm sure you're aware of the distinction between the old and new testaments, and how pathetic a strawman on that basis looks.
Matthew was kind of an idiot - an eye for an eye was set forth as a limit and not a requirement: the whole idea is to prevent blood feuds.
Past frequency does not tell us much about future frequency when the context changes. For example, if a terrorist group has a nuke, will previous frequency data still apply?
I think not.
Sure it does - you can't just what if your way out of the fact that terrorists have killed less than 10k americans this decade, while we kill about 40k each year on the roads. Even in september 2001, road travel killed more people than terrorists. Hell, even water killed more people (~5000) that year.
Now, of a terrorist had a nuke, don't you think they'd have used it by now?
What I had heard about newspapers was that the current crop of people running most of the big ones came up during the salad days of double digit profits, so they expect the same profit now. No papers are currently unprofitable, but the scuttlebutt is that repeated layoffs in search of absurd returns is what will finally kill at least a few papers.
No, you're right to a point. Rockstar talent isn't exactly required for most places, provided that the software isn't the strategic asset the company relies on (for instance, trading firms). What is required (and is often ignored) is an environment that encourages good practices and long term thinking. The flip side is that, once you have that environment, the rock stars can really help you out making the things you build easy to maintain and extend.
Your trucking company will also need mechanics to fix the trucks and, if they're big enough, those mechanics will be in-house. Sort of an analogy to the IT guys.
Right up until they jam the printer, or come up with a document with nonstandard margins, or do 1001 other things that the lusers always do.
I don't need help printing because a) I'm not retarded and b) I rarely print anyway. I mostly agree with your other stuff, although I do make a point of talking to the guy who cleans the office after hours.
I dunno, how about a system of governance and the rule of law? We are a republic with some social programs. Corporatism is just how we allow our economy to run
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It is frustrating - probably one of the main things keeping them out of corpland.
What I read pointed to British support, specifically the ability to supply them with modern weapons. Once someone isn't a legitimate threat, it's less important to show any respect.
Just like the indians in our past weren't called savages until they lost the military backing of Britain.
...than behave as if it's a self-licking ice cream cone. IT exists for the productivity of the other employees. All too often, IT folks lose sight of that and start feeling that they can call the shots and that the end users' needs aren't as important as IT objectives and IT vision.
All too often, IT is denied the tools to do their job properly, then blamed for not doing their jobs.
That's exactly the point - it's a docking station that isn't tied to a specific laptop. I'm kind of ok with two cables on the mac, since power connections are so easy with the magnet thingy.
the point here is parents should be able to figure out what junior is growing.
how many kids grow their own? Also, a plant is harder to hide than an ounce of weed.
So no, I don't buy that legalizing pot would make it harder for the kiddies to get their hands on it. The only thing that will do that is parental involvement but I heard that went out of fashion a long time ago and the current trend is to rely on the TV and internet to raise your kids.....
Pot is easier to get than booze (safer, too), so that's what the kids get. Make it legal and regulated and the places that sell it have incentive to not sell to kids.
I hear this is cultural - in india, you never say no to a request from a superior. Instead, you kiss ass, then rush to do what you can. Yes, it does hamper communication.
How do you sue an island?
We've been demanding this ever since they started harassing heavy users. What's your problem?
best just to pull the trigger and let the software company suck it. That way, I don't get a legal sanction.
Originally, robin Hood stole, but did it with style. The whole protect the poor thing is probably a disney thing.
It occurs to me that financing international terrorism is a bit of a step up from not fixing exploits in your software. If adobe was known to finance murder in a foreign country, just what do you think would happen?
I live in the US - they'd just get a gag order slapped on me. Better to just publish the exploit and metaphorically napalm their village
Mat 5:38-39. In the words of a wise man: 'You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also;'
The war and firey death and so on and so forth happen to be in the old testament, the religion of ancient Jews. Jesus (the new testament) was ghandiacally pacifistic. His early followers were expecting a king to lead them to war, to turn out the Roman Empire and reinstate the glory days of Israel. What they got was love and peace and horrible persecution. I'm sure you're aware of the distinction between the old and new testaments, and how pathetic a strawman on that basis looks.
Matthew was kind of an idiot - an eye for an eye was set forth as a limit and not a requirement: the whole idea is to prevent blood feuds.
Back that up.
Past frequency does not tell us much about future frequency when the context changes. For example, if a terrorist group has a nuke, will previous frequency data still apply?
I think not.
Sure it does - you can't just what if your way out of the fact that terrorists have killed less than 10k americans this decade, while we kill about 40k each year on the roads. Even in september 2001, road travel killed more people than terrorists. Hell, even water killed more people (~5000) that year.
Now, of a terrorist had a nuke, don't you think they'd have used it by now?
I'm dramatically overpaid for what I do if you look at it from a day-to-day effort perspective.
Who cares how hard you work? It's all about value produced.
What I had heard about newspapers was that the current crop of people running most of the big ones came up during the salad days of double digit profits, so they expect the same profit now. No papers are currently unprofitable, but the scuttlebutt is that repeated layoffs in search of absurd returns is what will finally kill at least a few papers.
No, you're right to a point. Rockstar talent isn't exactly required for most places, provided that the software isn't the strategic asset the company relies on (for instance, trading firms). What is required (and is often ignored) is an environment that encourages good practices and long term thinking. The flip side is that, once you have that environment, the rock stars can really help you out making the things you build easy to maintain and extend.
Your trucking company will also need mechanics to fix the trucks and, if they're big enough, those mechanics will be in-house. Sort of an analogy to the IT guys.
Right up until they jam the printer, or come up with a document with nonstandard margins, or do 1001 other things that the lusers always do.
I don't need help printing because a) I'm not retarded and b) I rarely print anyway. I mostly agree with your other stuff, although I do make a point of talking to the guy who cleans the office after hours.
I dunno, how about a system of governance and the rule of law? We are a republic with some social programs. Corporatism is just how we allow our economy to run
Ever try to jump a chasm in 2 hops?
capitalism is an economic philosophy. It's no way to run a country