But with an "information economy" should it come as any surprise that better methods to manage the information results in less jobs?
There's a strange dichotomy going on here: use computers and software to make things faster, better and easier to accomplish while needing fewer people. Result? Complaints that jobs get lost.
Was anyone thinking that they'd be in for a cushy ride and that computerization would lead to a life of 4 hour workdays, high salaries and a life of leisure? Each successive important advance in computing technology results in fewer and fewer necessary butts in chairs, and not everyone can be an innovator or visionary.
So what's left for "the average" (or talented people that 'don't fit in')? A fallback culture of marketers and advertising workers?
You should probably install an electronic flow control valve with a flow sensor. Use a microcontroller, PLC, or some such thing to monitor your sensor & control your valve.
Installing any kind of inline valve/sensor into a process system almost always requires a shutdown. Shutdowns tend to be very expensive. That's why he wants to do "non-invasive" monitoring and data collection. It may be possible to install valve positioners while the facility is still operating, but be careful.
it seems possible that in some point in the future we will have no moon walkers among us.
Hey, Michael Jackson is only about 45, and by the time he, uh, "shuffles off this mortal coil" the Chinese and/or Indians should have a Moon (or Mars) shot completed or at least underway in order to boost national pride.
fatduck writes:
"What happened to the provocative, editorializing troll-summaries? How am I supposed to start a heated argument based purely on speculation? You give me what, two sentences, like you want me to read TFA? Well, fuck you. Self-assembling polymers? Copying natural patterns? Who makes these things, IBM, or CYBERDYNE? What if these get into the hands of our children? Will the next school shooting be 30% faster and 15% more efficient?"
I wonder what the Slashdot community will say about this?
We haven't reach world peak petroleum production yet. As we approach it, and the rate of production increase slows relative to world economic growth, things will change.
But politically-motivated "activists" insist on change RIGHT NOW, DAMMIT!
Or learn ventriloquism; make it look like someone else is talking for the cameras. RL sock puppets, sort of.
And if you're in America, just walk around with a catcher's glove and talk into it as if you're on the mound - how could any red-blooded fellow American security observer fault you for practicing baseball tactics?
Not much is known about OptiSolar, though many of its private investors are Canadian. It was co-founded by Randy Goldstein and Phil Rettger, who previously founded the Calgary-based oil sands technology and project developer Opti Canada Inc.
This is interesting, as Opti is currently finishing their Long Lake facility which uses new technology for heavy oil upgrading and energy-saving in addition to the SAGD extraction method. Part of the $5 billion project is a huge oxygen plant which will help cleanly burn otherwise wasted tailings. I'm hoping that the recent cost overruns are not due to the fact that I worked on the project.
Is that sort of like feeling the need to reply to a Slashdot post when you have nothing relevant or informative to say about the parent or subject matter? Oh, wait...
A degree used to be something special; now "everyone's" got one (apparently, they can also be purchased), so where's the cachet? The best reason today to be a university graduate is for the connections.
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Late post, I know. I just picked it up for CAN$10 plus I got a bonus copy of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels for no extra money.
Break Like the Wind!
I always chuckle when I think of that song name, but then again I like fart jokes (I think it comes from bonding with a young son).
But with an "information economy" should it come as any surprise that better methods to manage the information results in less jobs?
There's a strange dichotomy going on here: use computers and software to make things faster, better and easier to accomplish while needing fewer people. Result? Complaints that jobs get lost.
Was anyone thinking that they'd be in for a cushy ride and that computerization would lead to a life of 4 hour workdays, high salaries and a life of leisure? Each successive important advance in computing technology results in fewer and fewer necessary butts in chairs, and not everyone can be an innovator or visionary.
So what's left for "the average" (or talented people that 'don't fit in')? A fallback culture of marketers and advertising workers?
You should probably install an electronic flow control valve with a flow sensor. Use a microcontroller, PLC, or some such thing to monitor your sensor & control your valve.
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Installing any kind of inline valve/sensor into a process system almost always requires a shutdown. Shutdowns tend to be very expensive. That's why he wants to do "non-invasive" monitoring and data collection. It may be possible to install valve positioners while the facility is still operating, but be careful.
There is a way to do what you suggest; look up "stopple bypass" or see http://www.tdwilliamson.com/PDF/Download/10300010
This doesn't work with all installations (for a whole bunch of reasons) and you DEFINITELY don't do it without professional help.
He's not modifying the (potentially dangerous) process, he just wants to monitor data in a way that doesn't involve physical risk.
it seems possible that in some point in the future we will have no moon walkers among us.
Hey, Michael Jackson is only about 45, and by the time he, uh, "shuffles off this mortal coil" the Chinese and/or Indians should have a Moon (or Mars) shot completed or at least underway in order to boost national pride.
Hilarious!
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fatduck writes:
"What happened to the provocative, editorializing troll-summaries? How am I supposed to start a heated argument based purely on speculation? You give me what, two sentences, like you want me to read TFA? Well, fuck you. Self-assembling polymers? Copying natural patterns? Who makes these things, IBM, or CYBERDYNE? What if these get into the hands of our children? Will the next school shooting be 30% faster and 15% more efficient?"
I wonder what the Slashdot community will say about this?
> [+] hardware, ibm, technology (tagging beta)
Actually, in "the mysterious future" you can see that upcoming stories do get edited before posting - not sure if for better or worse.
a lot of hype about fancy features that don't make the cut
Sort of like how the show cars that look terrific at first but then the actual production vehicle ends up having warts, bad hair and herpes?
We haven't reach world peak petroleum production yet. As we approach it, and the rate of production increase slows relative to world economic growth, things will change.
But politically-motivated "activists" insist on change RIGHT NOW, DAMMIT!
Is his name Maxwell?
Apparently fucking around with Wikipedia wasn't enough, now Colbert is trolling Slashdot.
Anyone who does manage a complete map is probably obsessive-compulsive
Are you implying that careful attention to detail and commitment to completing a project is obsessive-compulsive behaviour?
Was Taco's appearance on Screen Savers (the one where he shows the incoming Slashdot story queue) before or after Digg's appearance?
Have to say it, sorry: what about research into boiling frogs?
Or learn ventriloquism; make it look like someone else is talking for the cameras. RL sock puppets, sort of.
And if you're in America, just walk around with a catcher's glove and talk into it as if you're on the mound - how could any red-blooded fellow American security observer fault you for practicing baseball tactics?
"If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem."
-JP Getty (supposedly)
Not much is known about OptiSolar, though many of its private investors are Canadian. It was co-founded by Randy Goldstein and Phil Rettger, who previously founded the Calgary-based oil sands technology and project developer Opti Canada Inc.
This is interesting, as Opti is currently finishing their Long Lake facility which uses new technology for heavy oil upgrading and energy-saving in addition to the SAGD extraction method. Part of the $5 billion project is a huge oxygen plant which will help cleanly burn otherwise wasted tailings. I'm hoping that the recent cost overruns are not due to the fact that I worked on the project.
FTA: The Sarnia solar farm will be enormous by comparison, stretching across nearly 365 hectares, the equivalent of 419 Canadian football fields.
For you metric-challenged Americans, that equates to about 25.74 Libraries of Congresses.
This must have been from back when the RIAA had actual engineers working for them rather than just MBAs and predatory lawyer-types.
programmers with girlfriends
Too easy, I refuse to comment.
Is that sort of like feeling the need to reply to a Slashdot post when you have nothing relevant or informative to say about the parent or subject matter? Oh, wait...
look down their nose at non degree holders
A degree used to be something special; now "everyone's" got one (apparently, they can also be purchased), so where's the cachet? The best reason today to be a university graduate is for the connections.
Don't Google's indexing bots already do this?
"If I recommend you, how soon can I expect my new raise (nudge-nudge, wink-wink)?"