You call him a prude bacause he refuses to speculate about his infant child's future sexuality online? Given the stated circumstances, he's probably got other, more important things to attend to rather than satisfy nerds' curiousity. You obviously are not a parent.
It also would not be surprising to find out that a lot of existing spam is just noise to cover the tracks of the real scam artists. "Hey! Look over here, not over there!"
Does the water department have to cover the cost of the missing rings? No. Then why must financial institutions?
Maybe because the financial institutions are actively encouraging people to use electronic banking (and charging extra for it even though it supposedly lowers their cost "to the consumer")?
Since many banks have closed branches, set up ATMs and reduced tellers in physical locations, has the cost of banking (service fees) actually gone down in your experience?
That, and every dollar the banks lose, ultimately if it isn't paid for by the scammed, it is paid for by EVERYONE ELSE, in the form of fees, insurance, taxes, and service charges.
The scammers figured that out long ago. They know how to nibble around the edges until they get *almost* caught, and then they slink away to set something else up.
Humans and other animals do not look at a scene in a steady way. Instead, the eyes move around, locating interesting parts of the scene and building up a mental 'map' corresponding to the scene.
This is why 3D models of engineering concepts are so intriguing (to me, at least). On the other hand, having a constantly-moving object makes the brain re-focus on a point of reference from which the object must be viewed.
With complex, intertwined, highly-detailed systems (such as motherboard circuitry or the piping systems in, say, a refinery) this change of view can be confusing. When 3D modelling such systems it's easy to forget "where you are" due to the changed perspective and since most modelling programs do not feature onscreen text descriptions of the elements they portray, it's worse than 2D for the designer.
With AutoCAD, I used to be able to batch plot a selection of files simply by selecting the.dwg files, setting some parameters (plotter, paper size etc.). Somewhere along the line and through "upgrades" this simple process changed to something that apparently cannot be easily done by numbskull designers like me.
Based on past experience, I've learned that asking CAD support to fix something in order to make a task easier to accomplish often results in a worse situation than existed before.
It's almost as if "upgrades" and "improvements" are intended for the administrators and people that like to fiddle with computers, not the professionals who are actually required to use the system to, like, make stuff that isn't software.
I'm not even going to start ranting about how the notion of "push-button design" has infected a generation of management types and how the art of design has often been handed off to a machine.
God bless the personal computer and its many peripherals, but the fact that computers can be a financial advantage is not the same thing as saying that all money spent on computers confers such an advantage.
Small to mid-size companies that provide CAD-required deliverables are often burdened with the cost of the upgrade cycle and forced to use the same expensive software that the client uses. This is due to data format incompatibility.
Usually the upstream company will pay the extra cost, but then it becomes necessary to find CAD people skilled in a particaular piece of software, hire CAD support/IT people and (in many ways) take control away from the designers. This raises the cost of design considerably, makes it more difficult to enter into business and shrinks the available pool of qualified labour.
The main difference is that they need to use the same astronauts over and over again because they are highly trained
I call bullshit. How many PhDs does one have to have in order to push a button (which is essentially all they do)? Is optimum physical fitness required for working in weightless space? "Astronauts" are just technicians that have been idolized and aggrandized by the myth and hero-making marketing machine. Yes, the original guys (who were actually test pilots - true daring and fearless men) were pioneers, but these days it's just a job. It's an exclusive job to be sure (the only way I'll ever get into space is if Chuck Norris kicks me) but the fact remains that all those brains in space are performing tasks that a similarly-trained 8 year old could do.
You always have to wonder why business professors -- if they know so much about how to read the market -- aren't out there making a fortune instead of making less as a professor.
Business thrives on buzzwords and the latest management meme/theory, that's why. It gives the masses of "managers" something to believe in while they toil away being unproductive and demonstrating their authority. Not all companies or managers function this way though.
Not everyone works for yet more money, some people have enough and drop out of the race. I know that's a difficult concept to grasp mentally.
I think that guy should be fired (no offense to him personally). It's starting to sound like an advertisement. Put descriptive text at the bottom of the screen and let everyone watch the show. It doesn't need narration, as spectacular things are trivialized when some moron does "on-the-scene"-type reporting.
Americans can afford to visit family an airplane ride away on a regular basis.
For certain valuations of "Americans". Those that cannot obviously deserve their poverty and belong to the loser class that the rest of us can look down on.
This is yet another instance of generalizations, but otherwise an interesting post.
Power goes out for hours on end for no reason
Air pollution is unbearable
Internet is fairly slow (128-256kbps MAX) and unreliable
Prompt service is rare (fast food means about 20mins)
Quality electronics equipment is hard to find and very expensive
Given that you are earning much above the norm for the location, I offer the following suggestions:
-buy a generator?
-just foreign smells or toxicity?
-no youtube for you, move
-you have no patience?
-outsource
Where I work, in a technical field, the old HP had a long history of excellence.
The HP RPN calculators were top of the line and loved by engineers, but I guess that wasn't good enough for the "new" HP. Shame on you, HP management for marginalizing and abandoning true fans.
I'm not smart enough to know how the 11c buttons actually worked (tactile feedback), but, man that was a great customer experience. I recently ripped-out my employer-provided genuine Microsoft keyboard and went back to a lame old "crappy" one. Why? The new one decided that it knew better than me. When I wanted to capture a screen it would argue. Sorry, I want control when I type commandsdsjfuudsfv
Look, true innovation in software development is not about alienating older users by making fancier buttons or effects or complicating known methods of doing stuff. This approach works with the (hey, cool!) newbies and I guess this is what software development has degenerated to for some.
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I agree with much of what you have to say, but isn't it bad phorm to quote yourself in a sig? Definately.
You call him a prude bacause he refuses to speculate about his infant child's future sexuality online? Given the stated circumstances, he's probably got other, more important things to attend to rather than satisfy nerds' curiousity. You obviously are not a parent.
Or when Bender flushes himself down the toilet?
Would this "Microsoft" have big boobies? Everything hinges on this.
You underestimate the problem.
It also would not be surprising to find out that a lot of existing spam is just noise to cover the tracks of the real scam artists. "Hey! Look over here, not over there!"
Does the water department have to cover the cost of the missing rings? No. Then why must financial institutions?
Maybe because the financial institutions are actively encouraging people to use electronic banking (and charging extra for it even though it supposedly lowers their cost "to the consumer")?
Since many banks have closed branches, set up ATMs and reduced tellers in physical locations, has the cost of banking (service fees) actually gone down in your experience?
That, and every dollar the banks lose, ultimately if it isn't paid for by the scammed, it is paid for by EVERYONE ELSE, in the form of fees, insurance, taxes, and service charges.
The scammers figured that out long ago. They know how to nibble around the edges until they get *almost* caught, and then they slink away to set something else up.
On the other hand, we have Enron.
Humans and other animals do not look at a scene in a steady way. Instead, the eyes move around, locating interesting parts of the scene and building up a mental 'map' corresponding to the scene.
This is why 3D models of engineering concepts are so intriguing (to me, at least). On the other hand, having a constantly-moving object makes the brain re-focus on a point of reference from which the object must be viewed.
With complex, intertwined, highly-detailed systems (such as motherboard circuitry or the piping systems in, say, a refinery) this change of view can be confusing. When 3D modelling such systems it's easy to forget "where you are" due to the changed perspective and since most modelling programs do not feature onscreen text descriptions of the elements they portray, it's worse than 2D for the designer.
So, to summarize:
A) my eyes do not cooperate
B) I can't catch a ball
Maybe B) happened before A)?
Sorry, I was hit in the head with a baseball bat at a young age and this causes me to be an insensitive clod sometimes.
False industry, and a burden on resources.
.dwg files, setting some parameters (plotter, paper size etc.). Somewhere along the line and through "upgrades" this simple process changed to something that apparently cannot be easily done by numbskull designers like me.
Here's a maybe-relevant anecdote:
With AutoCAD, I used to be able to batch plot a selection of files simply by selecting the
Based on past experience, I've learned that asking CAD support to fix something in order to make a task easier to accomplish often results in a worse situation than existed before.
It's almost as if "upgrades" and "improvements" are intended for the administrators and people that like to fiddle with computers, not the professionals who are actually required to use the system to, like, make stuff that isn't software.
I'm not even going to start ranting about how the notion of "push-button design" has infected a generation of management types and how the art of design has often been handed off to a machine.
God bless the personal computer and its many peripherals, but the fact that computers can be a financial advantage is not the same thing as saying that all money spent on computers confers such an advantage.
Small to mid-size companies that provide CAD-required deliverables are often burdened with the cost of the upgrade cycle and forced to use the same expensive software that the client uses. This is due to data format incompatibility.
Usually the upstream company will pay the extra cost, but then it becomes necessary to find CAD people skilled in a particaular piece of software, hire CAD support/IT people and (in many ways) take control away from the designers. This raises the cost of design considerably, makes it more difficult to enter into business and shrinks the available pool of qualified labour.
The main difference is that they need to use the same astronauts over and over again because they are highly trained
I call bullshit. How many PhDs does one have to have in order to push a button (which is essentially all they do)? Is optimum physical fitness required for working in weightless space? "Astronauts" are just technicians that have been idolized and aggrandized by the myth and hero-making marketing machine. Yes, the original guys (who were actually test pilots - true daring and fearless men) were pioneers, but these days it's just a job. It's an exclusive job to be sure (the only way I'll ever get into space is if Chuck Norris kicks me) but the fact remains that all those brains in space are performing tasks that a similarly-trained 8 year old could do.
I'd like to buy your used Monstercable, where do I send the cheque?
This assumes that you haven't used it all up yet.
You always have to wonder why business professors -- if they know so much about how to read the market -- aren't out there making a fortune instead of making less as a professor.
Business thrives on buzzwords and the latest management meme/theory, that's why. It gives the masses of "managers" something to believe in while they toil away being unproductive and demonstrating their authority. Not all companies or managers function this way though.
Not everyone works for yet more money, some people have enough and drop out of the race. I know that's a difficult concept to grasp mentally.
Everyone should feel guilty about living in a consumerist society, right?
Similar ideas have involved injecting oxygen to incinerate waste at very high heat. Does anyone have recent info on this process?
Besides, terrorism thrives on attention; interrupting the programming for it is a great way of helping terrorists spread terror.
Exactly.
including the Mission Control guy's narration
I think that guy should be fired (no offense to him personally). It's starting to sound like an advertisement. Put descriptive text at the bottom of the screen and let everyone watch the show. It doesn't need narration, as spectacular things are trivialized when some moron does "on-the-scene"-type reporting.
Remember "go at throttle up"?
salaries are rising to the point that it makes less sense to outsource engineering
Are we talking "engineering" in the slashdot vernacular or real engineering? Please clarify.
Americans can afford to visit family an airplane ride away on a regular basis.
For certain valuations of "Americans". Those that cannot obviously deserve their poverty and belong to the loser class that the rest of us can look down on.
This is yet another instance of generalizations, but otherwise an interesting post.
Power goes out for hours on end for no reason
Air pollution is unbearable
Internet is fairly slow (128-256kbps MAX) and unreliable
Prompt service is rare (fast food means about 20mins)
Quality electronics equipment is hard to find and very expensive
Given that you are earning much above the norm for the location, I offer the following suggestions:
-buy a generator?
-just foreign smells or toxicity?
-no youtube for you, move
-you have no patience?
-outsource
Where I work, in a technical field, the old HP had a long history of excellence.
The HP RPN calculators were top of the line and loved by engineers, but I guess that wasn't good enough for the "new" HP. Shame on you, HP management for marginalizing and abandoning true fans.
I'm not smart enough to know how the 11c buttons actually worked (tactile feedback), but, man that was a great customer experience. I recently ripped-out my employer-provided genuine Microsoft keyboard and went back to a lame old "crappy" one. Why? The new one decided that it knew better than me. When I wanted to capture a screen it would argue. Sorry, I want control when I type commandsdsjfuudsfv
Current Corporate America views innovation only as that which can be converted into profit.
I confess: I modified the parent's comment by putting my added word in bold and putting it in front.
A penny here, a penny there...who cares?
Look, true innovation in software development is not about alienating older users by making fancier buttons or effects or complicating known methods of doing stuff. This approach works with the (hey, cool!) newbies and I guess this is what software development has degenerated to for some.