A short, short retort could be "who made more money - the folks who figured out how to make electricity, rented a plot of land for a generator and bought coal from land owners... or the landlord and mine owner?
By definition the inputs to production cost less, or no one would produce, except "artists".
I'll agree that the supply of land is limited, but still submit wealth != land.
If information wants to be free, why does my internet connection cost so much?
Your Internet connection is not information. It is a complex system of wires/tubes/fibers run by computers, and uses electricity, occupies land. It is operated by a corporation who pays people, negotiates with other corporations, and deals with/pays for many subtle and not so subtle political aspects of the whole thing.
Yes, we may have of reached Peak Surgeons. Clearly they weren't talking about the doctors. What they meant was that the raw materials to create sustainable robots, should be hand gathered by indigenous peoples, using only organic ores from mines found in nature.
I seriously doubt OBD-II data is the kind of data we are talking about here. That will be a different, proprietary interface, not your government mandated to be open OBD-II stuff that you can get a $39 tool to deal with.
There was just a case where a parking/tow-away fine was overturned due to a missing comma between "motor vehicle" and "camper" (e.g. no parking for "motor vehicle camper", so, my non-camper is ok...)
So, being a clever grammar Nazi can pay off, in the realm of law.
Dunno why, that reminded me of some of my own late 80's early 90's hacks.
I once had to take an X-Acto knife to the backplane of something (VAX or PDP-11 or vice-versa to get a card for the "wrong" one to work).
Another time, I needed 240V, but the office only had 110V, so I made a "two headed" extension cord - two normal plugs, and one 240V twist-lock socket.
Then All I had to do was find two outlets on opposite phases and I was in business. This item would probably NOT get UL approval.
Not really a hack; but as a software guy there was one problem driving me nuts, to the point that I had to figure out how to use the logic probe to prove to the hardware guys that the circuit board they layed out had flipped the upper and lower 8-bits of a 16-bit buss... I fixed it in software (until they did a new spin of the board and fixed it, as it was just a prototype).
That was back in days when the CAD program would take days to route a board, and PCs were expensive. We made a moderately priced PC into an expensive (faster) one by changing out the clock crystal - back in the day when "overclocking" was a hardware hack.
Best modern hacks? Root your Android phone and put Cyanogen on it, for crying out loud, stop whining about bloatware!
Also, not too long ago, my kid complained that the "windshield washer fluid" warning light was on all the time (older Camry), but there was plenty of fluid and it worked fine. So, rather than "fix" it, I figured out which wire needed to be snipped... problem solved. (Now you have to "manually" inspect the fluid level of the washer fluid - oh the horror.)
We have an every other hire must not be a white male [policy?]
Wow, so it's a good thing that in today's PC society, I can "identify" as a 28 year old female of color, with 30 years of industry experience the next time I apply for a job. That will increase my chances, because, as a 50 something year old white guy, I am screwed.
Anecdotal, but interesting to note your examples are from other countries, both of which don't have much opportunity. Recognizing that and coming to the US was seen as "the land of opportunity" for them, yet many here don't see it that way. Why is that?
Well, not secure from outside attack, you can defend against that by not putting it on a network... KISS
Maybe everything after XP started phoning home to who knows what "area code" (206, NSA, KGB, unit 61398?)
Doing things right, and doing things cheap are two different things.The presumption was that "COTS" was both... maybe not so much anymore. (BTW the spirit of COTS means OSS is fair game for scrutiny.)
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Here, in California, I am sure the Governor would not shed one tear if ALL car manufacturers went out of business.
Yes, summary is incorrect. The specific message is not "Out of memory", but rather "640K ought to be enough for anybody."
An ad company blocking ads from other companies.
Just a matter of time before they simply replace the "non-important" ad with an "important" one...
We need to study why there are so many obnoxious, needlessly bright, blue LEDs everywhere.
You can lose a significant part of your brain yet change in cognitive abilities will be barely noticeable.
I'll drink to that!
Well... eventually the VR folks will die out, since procreating with your avatar produces no real world result*.
Either way, eating someone else's tossed biscuits doesn't sound all that appealing.
* well, not yet, anyhow.
That's why I had a trunk monkey installed. It stops those kind of shenanigans.
A short, short retort could be "who made more money - the folks who figured out how to make electricity, rented a plot of land for a generator and bought coal from land owners... or the landlord and mine owner?
By definition the inputs to production cost less, or no one would produce, except "artists".
I'll agree that the supply of land is limited, but still submit wealth != land.
BTW, there is a lot of shitty land available.
all wealth is derived from the land
So nobody ever has created wealth without land?
There are no wealthy actors, musicians, authors, or anyone in the tech industry? Huh, guess I'll go buy me farm.
If information wants to be free, why does my internet connection cost so much?
Your Internet connection is not information. It is a complex system of wires/tubes/fibers run by computers, and uses electricity, occupies land. It is operated by a corporation who pays people, negotiates with other corporations, and deals with/pays for many subtle and not so subtle political aspects of the whole thing.
Yes, we may have of reached Peak Surgeons. Clearly they weren't talking about the doctors. What they meant was that the raw materials to create sustainable robots, should be hand gathered by indigenous peoples, using only organic ores from mines found in nature.
She definitely was asking for it!
I seriously doubt OBD-II data is the kind of data we are talking about here. That will be a different, proprietary interface, not your government mandated to be open OBD-II stuff that you can get a $39 tool to deal with.
You you would like to sod off?
In California, the annual S Corp tax MINIMUM is $800 (plus 1.5% of the net income).
Just because I give money to your cause, doesn't mean I want to give money to dozens of other organizations.
I could supply combustible materials for a village to cook over, with the unsolicited mail that is stuffed into my mailbox on a weekly basis.
Google "charity ratings" before you give, to make sure your donation is going toward the cause, and not to pay for marketing...
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
- Redd Foxx
Come on, some lawyer will jump on this - just as soon as we get being a curmudgeon classified as a disability.
Or maybe anyone can self-identify as disabled?
There was just a case where a parking/tow-away fine was overturned due to a missing comma between "motor vehicle" and "camper" (e.g. no parking for "motor vehicle camper", so, my non-camper is ok...)
So, being a clever grammar Nazi can pay off, in the realm of law.
Dunno why, that reminded me of some of my own late 80's early 90's hacks.
I once had to take an X-Acto knife to the backplane of something (VAX or PDP-11 or vice-versa to get a card for the "wrong" one to work).
Another time, I needed 240V, but the office only had 110V, so I made a "two headed" extension cord - two normal plugs, and one 240V twist-lock socket.
Then All I had to do was find two outlets on opposite phases and I was in business. This item would probably NOT get UL approval.
Not really a hack; but as a software guy there was one problem driving me nuts, to the point that I had to figure out how to use the logic probe to prove to the hardware guys that the circuit board they layed out had flipped the upper and lower 8-bits of a 16-bit buss... I fixed it in software (until they did a new spin of the board and fixed it, as it was just a prototype).
That was back in days when the CAD program would take days to route a board, and PCs were expensive. We made a moderately priced PC into an expensive (faster) one by changing out the clock crystal - back in the day when "overclocking" was a hardware hack.
Best modern hacks? Root your Android phone and put Cyanogen on it, for crying out loud, stop whining about bloatware!
Also, not too long ago, my kid complained that the "windshield washer fluid" warning light was on all the time (older Camry), but there was plenty of fluid and it worked fine. So, rather than "fix" it, I figured out which wire needed to be snipped... problem solved. (Now you have to "manually" inspect the fluid level of the washer fluid - oh the horror.)
They could just delete most of the photos after they age a bit, analyzing it with some of their AI whiz-bang software.
If anyone ever asks to see the image again, they can just show one that is "close enough" and nobody would ever know the difference.
I personally, have never posted a photo to Facebook, so I'd be OK with that.
nearly 13 percent less than the midpoint for local-government chemists and almost 6 percent below the private sector
.
So, while this particular group is complaining that they are relatively underpaid, it seems,on average, government employees are overpaid.
Let them train some H1-B visa holders to replace themselves and help get the government average down to the private sector average.
We have an every other hire must not be a white male [policy?]
Wow, so it's a good thing that in today's PC society, I can "identify" as a 28 year old female of color, with 30 years of industry experience the next time I apply for a job. That will increase my chances, because, as a 50 something year old white guy, I am screwed.
Anecdotal, but interesting to note your examples are from other countries, both of which don't have much opportunity. Recognizing that and coming to the US was seen as "the land of opportunity" for them, yet many here don't see it that way. Why is that?
Well, not secure from outside attack, you can defend against that by not putting it on a network... KISS
Maybe everything after XP started phoning home to who knows what "area code" (206, NSA, KGB, unit 61398?)
Doing things right, and doing things cheap are two different things.The presumption was that "COTS" was both... maybe not so much anymore. (BTW the spirit of COTS means OSS is fair game for scrutiny.)
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?