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  1. But I am doing to save them from a lifetime of trauma. Believe me, shooting someone who saw me naked is best for everyone involved.

  2. Re:Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? on Vint Cerf on Differential Traceability on the Internet (acm.org) · · Score: 1, Troll

    I just watched this video, Hear the death threat made to Don Lemon and Brian Stelter(on C-SPAN). I don't think we are safer with the individuals who use their anonymity to hide their bad behavior and deeds(look at the KKK, they lost a lot of power once the mask came off), not to mention governments (like Russia) can abuse this as well.

    I rather have a clearer view of whom is doing what, then pretending that everyone is good person only expressing an opinion, as opposed to someone is actively threatening violence.

  3. They may be your competitor, but they are also someone you have to work with. You crap on them, they will in turn crap on you and make your job even harder. So while you may competing, you can actively oppose other managers. So in a way they do work together and they have little reason to stick their neck out for a good employee in another team. If they want to get ahead, having that crappy manager have crappy employees and driving out good ones is a great way for them to get ahead in the game.

  4. Crappy Process on Amazon Workers Facing Firing Can Appeal To a Jury of Their Co-Workers (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    After reading the article the outcome seems to be,

    1. Employee is wrong, they are still let go
    2. Employee is right, you keep your job... "orking for the same manager that has a problem with you!"

    How is either of these outcome going to be better for the company or the employee?

  5. Re:So... on The Man Who Was Fired By a Machine (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Our company did this as well. You do an opt-in because you have to have your budget approved for spending additional money for the contractor to stay on.

    Needless to say, it was not uncommon for a manager to miss this step and a contractor to get locked out. In fact it occurred so often we put in place safe-guards so we restore contractor access relatively painlessly when it occurred.

  6. Re:No they didn't Rei and Bruce on Tesla Short-Sellers Lose $1 Billion (cnbc.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    It does not matter what the stock price was a 12 months ago, short stocks have to buy the stock back when there is demand. It is like gambling, you borrow someones else's shares and hope the price will go down enough that you can buy it back. If the price does not go down, eventually they are going to have to buy it for something they did not want to pay.

    The gambling part is when and how much you will have to buy it back for. They could just buy it back early, but they they wait until the market determines that they have to buy it back and it is usually when the price is much higher than they expected and puts them into a hole.

    They really should outlaw short positions, it is just another way to gamble for financial institutions .

  7. Re:Who takes the risk, and the benefits? on First Government Office in the US To Accept Bitcoin As Payment (orlandosentinel.com) · · Score: 1

    I am pretty sure, that the government will never take the risk with volatility, they will just send the payer a bill for the difference.

  8. Re:Great. on California Becomes First State To Mandate Solar on New Homes (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    All these regulations are hurting me as well, crippling the straw house industry. Please help!

    Sig. BB Wolfe

  9. Re:Religion? Google's Religion is Money on Sex Workers Say Porn On Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappearing (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    It is the outbreak of hairy palms and blindness that is the driver for this kinda of mania...

  10. Re:This is backwards. on Bay Area Cities Consider Rideshare Tax On Uber, Lyft (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Then we should be taxing gas to cover the cost of maintenance and construction of new roads. Oh, you did not realize that is not the case already?

  11. Re:No shit Sherlock on Forget Learning To Code, Bosses Value Collaboration and Communication (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The Divas are not team players either and if they won't follow the direction SET by the manager, then they are definitely not worth the trouble that they create.

  12. Re:This is bad news on LinkedIn Users Will Soon Know What Jobs Pay Before Applying for Them (adweek.com) · · Score: 1

    The converse of that is people who would qualify for your high-end would end up having to troll though a bunch of low-paying positions where companies think they can get the same guy for 100K and they will probably be 9 listings in that 100K range for your 150K. What is this theoretical future employee going to do?

    From my perspective, I hate job hunting for this exact reason. For positions that I would be interested I would apply 10 times, but only 1 that would fit my salary requirements. I might not even meet your needs for the position completely, so those 10 applications are just a waste of time for both of us. To find the 1 position that would get through HR and generate enough interest for a call back from you is 1 in 10. So to get a callback would require 100 applications, just to get a call back for the one position that would just meet my Salary requirements, not even other stuff, like is this a good company to work for.

    If this is the process to go through getting another job, this is why people generally go through referrals and take out a bunch of guess work for applying blindly to positions.

  13. Re:This is bad news on LinkedIn Users Will Soon Know What Jobs Pay Before Applying for Them (adweek.com) · · Score: 1

    This, I don't understand why a company does not publish salary as part of a job posting. You get to see this giant list of requirements of "What the company WANTS!" What they are willing to offer, eh, they make in extremely quiet like an employee would not be interested in that sort of thing.

  14. If someone makes even a tiny, little mistake on the ISS, everyone may die...Wealthy tourists will surely resist being told what to do.

    Seems like a first world problem and solution. When do we start sending up billionaires?

  15. There is usually a requirement of some sort to prevent people from doing something like this

    For everyone who complains about regulations, or legal barriers there is always a moron out there prepared to screw it up.

  16. Re:Isn't the question why they die at 30? on Naked Mole Rats Defy Mortality Mathematics (discovermagazine.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, they reach maturity at 6 months and stay at the same point for the rest of their lives. I would like to know what kills them at 30.

    Researchers?

  17. Re:Programmed totally backwards on Researchers Fooled a Google AI Into Thinking a Rifle Was a Helicopter (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Conversely, on a highway, at 120kph, if I put a real stop sign on the side of the road, will google treat it as a stop sign? No human driver is going to slam on the brakes.

    That is not true at all, there are always traffic accidents or highway construction where you can unexpectedly encounter a hand-held stop sign. Humans at least have a sense of context of the current situation. Your solutions don't address that, and AI can always get a little bit more information to react(like congestion slowdowns from other sources).

  18. Re:I would on Should Plant-Based Meat Replace Beef Completely? (pbs.org) · · Score: 1

    Beans and Rice are compliments that give complete proteins. They are among the cheapest foods that you can get a hold of and have numerous recipes for them.

    That can replace any animal protein and budgetary concerns you have.

  19. Re:In the modern climate, there isn't on Ask Slashdot: When Is the Right Time To Discuss Retirement With Your Employer? · · Score: 2

    You act like people are rational or reasonable and that they will not cut off their nose despite their face. Better to play it safe and not say anything.

  20. Excellent, then Monsanto does not need to be paying journalists promoting their products, do they?

  21. We do not "admit" so you must "acquit".

  22. Re:Is this different than a human "expert witness" on This Impenetrable Program Is Transforming How Courts Treat DNA Evidence (wired.com) · · Score: 2

    Expert judgement can be countered by other experts. Here we are being presented with something as a "Fact". There is no way to dispute it and there is no way to verify it which is what people are having a problem with.

  23. Woho! on Amazon Is Cutting Prices at Whole Foods Again (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    YAWN: Whole Foods is doing what everyone else does at this time of year!

    CORRECTION: Amazon is lower prices and beating the competition!

  24. Part of Job Description on Advice To Twitter Worker Who Deactivated Trump's Account: 'Get A Lawyer' (thehill.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If they are authorized to disable accounts that violate their Terms of Use, it seems like it is part of their job. If it were anyone else it would be no problem but good forbid Donald Trump get smacked.

  25. Surprised? on 'We Can't Compete': Universities Are Losing Their Best AI Scientists (theguardian.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why should they be surprised? PHDs are treated like crappy free labor by universities.

    Perhaps when they stopping paying administration officials obscene salaries and pay professors and grads what they are actually worth the quality at universities will improve.