One justification for it is public health. Yes, people should be free to cause harm to themselves if they wish to, but frequently the state is left fixing the consequences (for example, criminal damage caused through drug abuse, health costs of alcoholics, etc). Leaving aside the argument that the state shouldn't be dealing with that either (which is a valid argument but politically infeasible), it seems reasonable to discourage such behaviours now in order to save the state money later.
That is what's happening these days. The problem is, for a sufficiently large dataset to do meaningful climate change analysis on right now, we need to use records made when none of these factors were thought to be of any importance. Some dude in 1880 who recorded local temperatures for his amateur theories in meteorology is unlikely to have had any need to go to the lengths you describe. We still need his data, though.
Or, it is a convenient way to allow published material to stand or fall by its own merit and not be interpreted through the prism of its author. I believe it also has the practical advantage that there is no article "ownership" at the Economist, and hence there is no ego about getting contributions or suggestions for changes from other staff members. Lastly, it passes the experience test: I've been reading it for ~6 years now and the quality of writing and journalism is far in excess of any other mainstream publication. Oh, and their staff list is online. You can check out their credentials if you really feel the need.
Slashdot has been forced to "monetize" itself over the last few years (see troll stories, the addition of "Politics", the entire Idle section, etc). Obviously he can't complain publicly, but he does occasionally drop a few hints here and there. The best one was after someone posted the hypothesis that Idle was a place to put crap to troll for page views: the entire slashdot staff posted replies within about two minutes of the comment being made.
Correct. HR departments are having to learn to deal with the expectations of the younger generation, which are high. They are discovering that things like blocking Facebook during work hours, banning people from discussion their work online, that kind of thing, can and does cause people to walk.
The main difference is that the companies I have worked for are all free to go out of business, while the government isn't. That's really all that's required.
They don't, as a rule, become obsoleted very often. The whole point of a mainframe is it's a machine you can plug in and run for twenty-thirty years, hotswapping components as required. The last one I worked with had an installed code base going back to 1971 and will have to remain operational for another 80-odd years.
Sir, I wish to protest in the strongest possible terms. Having read your warning about the prurient nature of Nordic current affairs publications, I at once proceeded to their World Wide Web site. I am disappointed - nay, dismayed - to note that I in fact had to look quite hard before I could find any "tits and ass", and in fact, the tits I did find were covered with an (opaque) brassiere. I demand that you retract your position at once. I further demand some hyperlinks meeting the promising description previous offered.
Yours, Henry Arthur George James Smitherington-Smitherington-Smitherington-Smitherington-Smitherington-Smitherington-Smitherington-Smitherington-Smythe (Mrs).
It might at first glance look smart, but here's another way of looking at it: he's trading the most profitable earning years of his life in exchange for living like a pauper now. There's a reason most people use mortgages and loans to smooth consumption over their working lives.
Unfortunately, with work experience becoming an essential part of your portfolio for entry level positions, competition for internships is driving down pay. There are places in the UK that only offer unpaid internships via agencies that have to be paid fees to take your application.
A large part of that is marketing. Cycling a large number of influential young people through your offices and turning them into brand evangelists has a non-negligible effect on your bottom line.
Technics are in the mass market business, and although vinyl is doing things it hasn't done for years, it's always going to be a niche. My uncle builds ridiculously high end record players for a living and he's never been busier, recession or not.
The thing that boils my blood is that the private individuals who get caught up in this are generally the only ones who get the correct response. The commercial shippers who pay ransoms as a cost of doing business are feeding the pirate industry and making it worse for everyone. The pirates are just doing what seems sensible to them (and on the money they make, it is sensible). The shipowners should be going to jail. Forty years ago, hijackings of passenger planes and ships was common place: it was a an international policy of zero tolerance towards paying ransoms or meeting demands that effectively put a stop to it. Shame we didn't learn anything from it.
In fairness, the cynical side of me wonders about the calculus of re-tooling the game for an Australian release and the likely profits from doing so; it's just lucky they can present it as standing up to the guv'ment.
The large number of nationalities involved, the difficulty in responding in adequate time, the problems with communication, and worst of all, the craven owners that pay the protection money to get their ship moving again. This last group are the ones who should be getting jailed. The pirates are just rational economic actors, but the owners are poisoning the commons for everyone.
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One justification for it is public health. Yes, people should be free to cause harm to themselves if they wish to, but frequently the state is left fixing the consequences (for example, criminal damage caused through drug abuse, health costs of alcoholics, etc). Leaving aside the argument that the state shouldn't be dealing with that either (which is a valid argument but politically infeasible), it seems reasonable to discourage such behaviours now in order to save the state money later.
That is what's happening these days. The problem is, for a sufficiently large dataset to do meaningful climate change analysis on right now, we need to use records made when none of these factors were thought to be of any importance. Some dude in 1880 who recorded local temperatures for his amateur theories in meteorology is unlikely to have had any need to go to the lengths you describe. We still need his data, though.
Or, it is a convenient way to allow published material to stand or fall by its own merit and not be interpreted through the prism of its author. I believe it also has the practical advantage that there is no article "ownership" at the Economist, and hence there is no ego about getting contributions or suggestions for changes from other staff members. Lastly, it passes the experience test: I've been reading it for ~6 years now and the quality of writing and journalism is far in excess of any other mainstream publication. Oh, and their staff list is online. You can check out their credentials if you really feel the need.
Slashdot has been forced to "monetize" itself over the last few years (see troll stories, the addition of "Politics", the entire Idle section, etc). Obviously he can't complain publicly, but he does occasionally drop a few hints here and there. The best one was after someone posted the hypothesis that Idle was a place to put crap to troll for page views: the entire slashdot staff posted replies within about two minutes of the comment being made.
When we first started having low UID wars a few years ago we had this guy. Taco has occasionally jumped in as well...
Seventeen. Yeah, it's less than you think. Confirmation bias or somesuch, I guess.
Probably just traumatised by words like "burglarizing". When we were kids, we burgled, and it was good enough for us. Gah.
Correct. HR departments are having to learn to deal with the expectations of the younger generation, which are high. They are discovering that things like blocking Facebook during work hours, banning people from discussion their work online, that kind of thing, can and does cause people to walk.
The main difference is that the companies I have worked for are all free to go out of business, while the government isn't. That's really all that's required.
They don't, as a rule, become obsoleted very often. The whole point of a mainframe is it's a machine you can plug in and run for twenty-thirty years, hotswapping components as required. The last one I worked with had an installed code base going back to 1971 and will have to remain operational for another 80-odd years.
But does it run Flash video smoothly?
An intriguing comment, sir, but not (I must say) borne out by my experience of actual business practice.
Admit it. How long have you been waiting to make that joke?
Yours, Henry Arthur George James Smitherington-Smitherington-Smitherington-Smitherington-Smitherington-Smitherington-Smitherington-Smitherington-Smythe (Mrs).
I particularly liked one comment halfway dopwn the page, consisting of two words: "Naturfag fail".
It might at first glance look smart, but here's another way of looking at it: he's trading the most profitable earning years of his life in exchange for living like a pauper now. There's a reason most people use mortgages and loans to smooth consumption over their working lives.
Unfortunately, with work experience becoming an essential part of your portfolio for entry level positions, competition for internships is driving down pay. There are places in the UK that only offer unpaid internships via agencies that have to be paid fees to take your application.
A large part of that is marketing. Cycling a large number of influential young people through your offices and turning them into brand evangelists has a non-negligible effect on your bottom line.
Mmm. They also come with Evil Overlord seals of approval: Medvedev bought one, then Putin like it so much he had to have one too.
Get thee away with your heteronormativity.
Technics are in the mass market business, and although vinyl is doing things it hasn't done for years, it's always going to be a niche. My uncle builds ridiculously high end record players for a living and he's never been busier, recession or not.
Call me Mr Grumpy Pants, but my ideal woman is not someone whose idea of a fulfilling life is playing some stupid flash game.
The thing that boils my blood is that the private individuals who get caught up in this are generally the only ones who get the correct response. The commercial shippers who pay ransoms as a cost of doing business are feeding the pirate industry and making it worse for everyone. The pirates are just doing what seems sensible to them (and on the money they make, it is sensible). The shipowners should be going to jail. Forty years ago, hijackings of passenger planes and ships was common place: it was a an international policy of zero tolerance towards paying ransoms or meeting demands that effectively put a stop to it. Shame we didn't learn anything from it.
In fairness, the cynical side of me wonders about the calculus of re-tooling the game for an Australian release and the likely profits from doing so; it's just lucky they can present it as standing up to the guv'ment.
The large number of nationalities involved, the difficulty in responding in adequate time, the problems with communication, and worst of all, the craven owners that pay the protection money to get their ship moving again. This last group are the ones who should be getting jailed. The pirates are just rational economic actors, but the owners are poisoning the commons for everyone.