Not that too many people use "beta", but I noticed today that I had to switch back to the "Classic" site we know and love to skim TFtranscript.
TL;DR version of the transcript for anyone who cares: "Back when people used to buy computer books our company was the s***, and I was fascinated by all the Tetris-like screens clerks used to use in stores like Borders. (Remember that place?) And government IT sure is f***ed up, ain't it?"
Hmmm..."godfather"..."powerful force"..."as much of an effect on the nature of information transmission" - sounds like a little embellishment to me.;)
So, how do you write an intro that gets more than 8 comments (as of 24 hours) when you're stuck with a full hour of video of some old guy talking at a webcam (yawn). Do what any good journalist would do: scan the transcripts and pull out the 2-3 most provocative things he said, then build a teaser around it. Finally, write a headline like "O'Reilly (Yes, THAT O'Reilly) Says [Some S*** You Wouldn't Believe]".
As things are, I can't even tell from the summary what he's about to cover (some upcoming OSCON event? dunno) or why anyone would care.
Mostly because they don't smell like other people, or what they ate/drank last night. Figure out how to let me have my own personal compartment that I can maintain to my standard of hygiene and i'll happily give up driving.
Except it's not, because of scale. If your elevator sucks, you can just move to the next building over. If your city's transportation monopoly sucks (or if its workers just want to shut down the system to complain about whatever), you might have to move to a different city for relief.
I bought my Lenovo Mix (8" tablet) with full Windows 8.1, 4GB RAM and Office 2013 Home for just $200. I added a nice bluetooth keyboard and case for another $60 and now it's my primary "walking around the company campus attending meetings" device (replacing a laptop). $260 was already in the ballpark of my son's Nexus 7 table.
I hope Microsoft (and HP and all the interchangeable PC providers) keep this up - if Apple's not going to drop price it helps consumers to have another company with deep pockets engaged in the tablet price war.
>> "Self-signed cert = At least the NSA cant sniff the traffic so easily"
I hope you're joking, but in case you're not, reread the part about the published "private RSA encryption key." That means that ANYONE who watches an SSL/TLS session get established with that key could decode the session's traffic. And more bad things...
From TFA: >> merchants can be liable for charges if they override a credit or debit card denial in this fashion
>> In (another) case...after defrauding Victoria’s Secret, Banana Republic, and several other retailers out of $557,690 in the same manner, which is known as a “forced sale” or “forced code.”
I think the operational problem here is that store managers have the authority to override denials to boost their own sales numbers...while the risk for bad credit decisions may fall on the owners.
It's a neat project covering C, C++, and Java and a little Objective C and Javascript, but it doesn't cover C# or Windows yet. (https://continuousassurance.org/tool-selection/)
Unfortunately, in my world C#/Windows is where a lot of the business-facing open source action is, especially with the advent of NuGet.
Museum Director: "I'm supposed to pay some staffers or redirect some volunteers to do tedious data entry so I can submit my entries to Wikipedia's catalog, where Google will make money selling ads next to Wikipedia results on its search results page."
Wikipedia: "Basically, yes. So...are you gonna do it?"
Museum Director: "Let's see if you can get your Google buddies to write a $XXX,XXX check to our institution and then we'll talk."
Hmmm...a small-factor gaming device. My kids call that "one of dad's old phones." They no longer have cell service, but they pretty much all run Android or iOS and can still play a lot of games, including games that need the Internet. Plus, you can buy an entry-level Android phone new (from a pay-as-you-go service) for around $50. So...what's the market for this thing?
My point is that making it to Mars implies "ability to make it to the moon." Writing "the Moon and Mars" is like saying that my truck can pull "a string of beer cans and my 26-foot boat".
Now, if only there was a convenient place to store my wiffle ball bat too. At least they already have a "mean look" mirror (http://blogs.cars.com/.a/6a00d83451b3c669e2017d41511f46970c-800wi).
Just a rule of thumb I've seen in the lower end of the tech market to stay profitable. At $100B revenue (per year), that's 200K employees. At 110K employees, they're around 900K per employee, which is great.
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Not that too many people use "beta", but I noticed today that I had to switch back to the "Classic" site we know and love to skim TFtranscript.
TL;DR version of the transcript for anyone who cares:
"Back when people used to buy computer books our company was the s***, and I was fascinated by all the Tetris-like screens clerks used to use in stores like Borders. (Remember that place?) And government IT sure is f***ed up, ain't it?"
>> don't need embellished intros
Hmmm..."godfather"..."powerful force"..."as much of an effect on the nature of information transmission" - sounds like a little embellishment to me. ;)
So, how do you write an intro that gets more than 8 comments (as of 24 hours) when you're stuck with a full hour of video of some old guy talking at a webcam (yawn). Do what any good journalist would do: scan the transcripts and pull out the 2-3 most provocative things he said, then build a teaser around it. Finally, write a headline like "O'Reilly (Yes, THAT O'Reilly) Says [Some S*** You Wouldn't Believe]".
As things are, I can't even tell from the summary what he's about to cover (some upcoming OSCON event? dunno) or why anyone would care.
>> people like cars
Mostly because they don't smell like other people, or what they ate/drank last night. Figure out how to let me have my own personal compartment that I can maintain to my standard of hygiene and i'll happily give up driving.
>> it's like your elevator, only horizontal
Except it's not, because of scale. If your elevator sucks, you can just move to the next building over. If your city's transportation monopoly sucks (or if its workers just want to shut down the system to complain about whatever), you might have to move to a different city for relief.
>> Wikipedia says (whatever.) And so he is.
>> That alone makes Tim O'Reilly worth listening to for nearly an hour, total.
You just can't make this kind of crappy intro up - are the interns running things over there for the summer?
10 DO NOTWANT
20 REM What inspires you, inspires Slashdot.
30 GOTO 10
I bought my Lenovo Mix (8" tablet) with full Windows 8.1, 4GB RAM and Office 2013 Home for just $200. I added a nice bluetooth keyboard and case for another $60 and now it's my primary "walking around the company campus attending meetings" device (replacing a laptop). $260 was already in the ballpark of my son's Nexus 7 table.
I hope Microsoft (and HP and all the interchangeable PC providers) keep this up - if Apple's not going to drop price it helps consumers to have another company with deep pockets engaged in the tablet price war.
>> CEO Tim Cook, he's unhappy with Apple's diversity numbers and says Apple is working to improve them
(Voice of Steve Jobs): Tim. Boobie. The secret of Apple is 50% product and 50% marketing, with minimal bullshit. Please don't fuck it up.
>> we're committed to being as innovative in advancing diversity as we are in developing our products.
(Voice of Steve Jobs): Ah shit. You fucked it up.
>> "Self-signed cert = At least the NSA cant sniff the traffic so easily"
I hope you're joking, but in case you're not, reread the part about the published "private RSA encryption key." That means that ANYONE who watches an SSL/TLS session get established with that key could decode the session's traffic. And more bad things...
Golly gee, with a name like the "USA Freedom Act," it must be good!
I wonder if anyone's every thought of writing up a "Patriot Act" - that would be doubleplus awesome!
>> The first feature that popped out to me: you can see I spend most mornings at a cafe.
Get a job, get a girlfriend or get a family and this "problem" will be solved for you.
>> reviews are finally hitting of the devices this morning
Anyone else read that as "...finally s***ting on the devices..."
From TFA:
>> merchants can be liable for charges if they override a credit or debit card denial in this fashion
>> In (another) case...after defrauding Victoria’s Secret, Banana Republic, and several other retailers out of $557,690 in the same manner, which is known as a “forced sale” or “forced code.”
I think the operational problem here is that store managers have the authority to override denials to boost their own sales numbers...while the risk for bad credit decisions may fall on the owners.
It's a neat project covering C, C++, and Java and a little Objective C and Javascript, but it doesn't cover C# or Windows yet. (https://continuousassurance.org/tool-selection/)
Unfortunately, in my world C#/Windows is where a lot of the business-facing open source action is, especially with the advent of NuGet.
Museum Director: "I'm supposed to pay some staffers or redirect some volunteers to do tedious data entry so I can submit my entries to Wikipedia's catalog, where Google will make money selling ads next to Wikipedia results on its search results page."
Wikipedia: "Basically, yes. So...are you gonna do it?"
Museum Director: "Let's see if you can get your Google buddies to write a $XXX,XXX check to our institution and then we'll talk."
Hmmm...a small-factor gaming device. My kids call that "one of dad's old phones." They no longer have cell service, but they pretty much all run Android or iOS and can still play a lot of games, including games that need the Internet. Plus, you can buy an entry-level Android phone new (from a pay-as-you-go service) for around $50. So...what's the market for this thing?
>> can tell-apart
You can't fool me...I'm not going to click any links on this craptacular "story."
Now if only they could find a source of cheap, expendable workers to mine the tunnel...
My point is that making it to Mars implies "ability to make it to the moon." Writing "the Moon and Mars" is like saying that my truck can pull "a string of beer cans and my 26-foot boat".
>> The earth doesn't have borders, only men do.
Dude, put down the clip and go upstairs. What's a river? What's an ocean? What's a mountain range?
>> to enable human flight to the vicinities of the Moon and Mars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_%28spacecraft%29)
I hope someone realizes that there's an order of magnitude in there somewhere.
>> why the CVUSD is considering becoming its own ISP
Because they are in Palm Springs and money falls like leaves there?
>> Metrics are hard to come by after only a single school year
Don't they already have standardized tests? (http://www.gamutonline.net/district/coachellavalley/displayPolicy/244798/6)
Now, if only there was a convenient place to store my wiffle ball bat too. At least they already have a "mean look" mirror (http://blogs.cars.com/.a/6a00d83451b3c669e2017d41511f46970c-800wi).
>> you'll bet that he comes out looking stellar in his state-controlled media
Not just that. That even "our media" will pick up on Russia winning and the west losing. For example: ...etc.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
Just a rule of thumb I've seen in the lower end of the tech market to stay profitable. At $100B revenue (per year), that's 200K employees. At 110K employees, they're around 900K per employee, which is great.