>> Contract workers tend to fill more "grind it out type roles" that need manpower or less senior roles
>> workers with jobs in higher wages are more likely to have their services contracted out than jobs associated with lower wages. Such "alternative" work arrangements are becoming more common among older and more educated workers.
The article proves that the short-term pain of dumping Oracle IS worth the gain.
>> thousands of delayed package deliveries
Leading to what...maybe $100K's of losses at a ridiculously inflated top-end? Vs. $100,000K's of savings from not having to write Oracle checks? I think that's a trade-off any smart business would take.
>> administration reportedly hopes tech industry workers will be able to help modernize state and federal agencies and tackle challenges such as upgrading the veterans' health care system
The point of government IT contracts isn't to fix or improve anything, but to extract hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars from government coffers without providing anything tangible or useful. See also: IBM, Oracle and/or Epic.
If it's "majority" then problem solved. If it's just "major" then wake me up when you have "majority."
Anyone else annoyed by partisan "pension boards" trying to throw their weight around by saying they'll do this or do that unless a company toes a PC line? As someone who would want to know my pension was there when I retired, I'd just want the Comptroller to STFU and make sure I got maximum return on my retirement dollars for minimal expenses.
>> More Than One Third of Music Consumers Still Pirate Music
Is this number this low because the other two thirds still don't know how to pirate music? Or are there still people who know how to pirate but still plug their holy ears should any not-properly-thithed music hit their virgin eardrums?
>> Sony isn't quite ready to jump from consoles to cloud-based gaming
Why would they jump? If they can capture the market of people who want "games that work even if the Internet is down" and "games that don't glitch out if it's raining" and "games that work even if gamecompany takes the online version down" then that's a pretty big market.
Back in the day middleware was software that translated one protocol or type of dataset into another. Basically it allowed two different systems to talk together...better. Sometimes it was two applications running on the same system, but in the enterprise world, it was often applications running on two different systems (so it often also integrated with queuing or other data transfer system).
I did find the idea of calling a "device" something-"ware" kind of humorous. I really hope that doesn't catch on.
" The proposed regulation provides that when EPA develops regulations, including regulations for which the public is likely to bear the cost of compliance, with regard to those scientific studies that are pivotal to the action being taken, EPA should ensure that the data underlying those are publicly available in a manner sufficient for independent validation. "
Trump would never have been nominated if the typical Republican wasn't annoyed with Republicans. His relatively approval rating among Republicans is due in large part because Trump tweaked that party's establishment.
Remember 2016 was the "mad as hell" election and still the Democrats ran the most establishment candidate possible. (If you're mad about Trump, blame the Clintons.)
Slashdot Mirror
Didn't see the "K" did you?
Really, I don't, because Android rules and iPhone drools.
From TFA:
>> Contract workers tend to fill more "grind it out type roles" that need manpower or less senior roles
>> workers with jobs in higher wages are more likely to have their services contracted out than jobs associated with lower wages. Such "alternative" work arrangements are becoming more common among older and more educated workers.
The article proves that the short-term pain of dumping Oracle IS worth the gain.
>> thousands of delayed package deliveries
Leading to what...maybe $100K's of losses at a ridiculously inflated top-end? Vs. $100,000K's of savings from not having to write Oracle checks? I think that's a trade-off any smart business would take.
>> administration reportedly hopes tech industry workers will be able to help modernize state and federal agencies and tackle challenges such as upgrading the veterans' health care system
The point of government IT contracts isn't to fix or improve anything, but to extract hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars from government coffers without providing anything tangible or useful. See also: IBM, Oracle and/or Epic.
>> If you RTFA
On SlashDot? You must be new here. Summary or it didn't happen.
>> user passwords protected by a four-decade-old cryptographic scheme
Did he just say "MD5"? I thought we're only at 36 years...
>> Bill Gates Honors Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen
Why is this still news this week?
>> In an article published to the Wall Street Journal on Thursday
OK, so it's typical SlashDot. But even if you're lazy about getting around to topical news
>> (people.com) In an article published to the Wall Street Journal on Thursday,
Why are getting linked to PEOPLE magazine (average reader IQ: 83) instead of the original WSJ article?
>> it used to be that many had to choose between their creative aspirations and their commitment to a corporate career
No, people who work for a living and then play/sing in some crappy band has always been a thing. Always.
>> As a vocalist with the band Magnetic North, she rhymes and drops beats
Cha 13, Int 14, Wis 8
If it's "majority" then problem solved. If it's just "major" then wake me up when you have "majority."
Anyone else annoyed by partisan "pension boards" trying to throw their weight around by saying they'll do this or do that unless a company toes a PC line? As someone who would want to know my pension was there when I retired, I'd just want the Comptroller to STFU and make sure I got maximum return on my retirement dollars for minimal expenses.
Tupac, is that you?
It should be "said" or "wrote" not "says". The man's dead so we can safely assume past tense.
>> People on the internet
You know, you could just say "people" these days
>> People on the internet have documented this phenomenon with a vigor usually reserved for cats climbing in and out of boxes
OK, so not "news for nerds" then. (We're busy - quit bugging us with crap from a soon-to-be-killed-by-Amazon retail outlet.)
>> ...and subscription "channels" which will allow customers to sign up for online-only services, such as those from HBO and Starz
Congratulations...you invented the "Smart TV".
But it's an iPhone and/or AppleTV, so it's just like a Vizio...only smaller...and more expensive.
"We couldn't recover any data from the servers."
>> More Than One Third of Music Consumers Still Pirate Music
Is this number this low because the other two thirds still don't know how to pirate music? Or are there still people who know how to pirate but still plug their holy ears should any not-properly-thithed music hit their virgin eardrums?
I can't wait to play you online. #Lag
>> Sony isn't quite ready to jump from consoles to cloud-based gaming
Why would they jump? If they can capture the market of people who want "games that work even if the Internet is down" and "games that don't glitch out if it's raining" and "games that work even if gamecompany takes the online version down" then that's a pretty big market.
Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do?
Back in the day middleware was software that translated one protocol or type of dataset into another. Basically it allowed two different systems to talk together...better. Sometimes it was two applications running on the same system, but in the enterprise world, it was often applications running on two different systems (so it often also integrated with queuing or other data transfer system).
I did find the idea of calling a "device" something-"ware" kind of humorous. I really hope that doesn't catch on.
If you post illegal stuff to Facebook...you might be a moron. Out of the gene pool, please.
Why not add pizza and complete the cliche.
" The proposed regulation provides that when EPA develops regulations, including regulations for which the public is likely to bear the cost of compliance, with regard to those scientific studies that are pivotal to the action being taken, EPA should ensure that the data underlying those are publicly available in a manner sufficient for independent validation. "
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/04/30/2018-09078/strengthening-transparency-in-regulatory-science
If so, what's the problem?
>> herpta derp Biometrics Terminal
"Who cares about planes taking off when you've got TOYS!" - Delta CEO
Trump would never have been nominated if the typical Republican wasn't annoyed with Republicans. His relatively approval rating among Republicans is due in large part because Trump tweaked that party's establishment.
Remember 2016 was the "mad as hell" election and still the Democrats ran the most establishment candidate possible. (If you're mad about Trump, blame the Clintons.)