Is jetlag a /significant/ issue or just annoying?
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Jetlag has not proven to be a significant issue with me or any of the people I have travelled internationally (as in, more than 5 time zones in one go) with. Is it only a significant issue to those who are changing timezone on an almost daily basis?
Typically if you're travelling west, you just get an hour's nap (or not) on the plane, but stay up an extra 5 - 8 hours or so (or less and go to bed a bit earlier). That's pretty easy to do. You will tend to wake up a little earlier than normal, but that's not a massive deal.
Travelling east is more difficult, as going to sleep 5 - 8 hours earlier is usually impossible (or impractical if still travelling) so you need to stay up an extra 8 - 12 or so hours, go to bed early, and get extra sleep that night. In both cases, you wind up waking up at roughly a sensible time.
Perhaps there is a significant group (who I do not travel with) who are unable to stay up for 28 hours on the odd occasion when it's necessary to resync with the local time zone? Or is it that if you do it, say, every week, this technique becomes totally impractical?
Two years ago I made the mistake of buying a Sidekick.. never again. Turns out they don't sell the same apps in different markets! The terminal app is NOT available in the UK but it wasn't possible to find that out before purchase. So I had a glorified paperweight on contract for a year and got a proper phone instead.
I bought an E70 just under a year ago thanks to that page. It's a pretty good phone, but I'd much rather have an iPhone that can do SSH (WITHOUT jailbreaking) and that has an external keyboard. The E70 does have a reasonable-to-use keyboard, but its Web browser sucks up memory, it's easy to break, the Java software running the phone crashes quite often, the interface is clumsy as hell..
Still, contract's up in July, so hopefully I can switch over to an iPhone then.. if they get an officially supported external keyboard and an SSH client on the app store!
Or maybe they're aware and actually support CCTV (like myself). Prosecuting people for letting their dogs crap on the streets is not an "abuse" of CCTV cameras. Letting your dog foul on the pavement is illegal and is a nuisance to pedestrians and nearby residents. They're also starting to use CCTV to catch people for parking violations.
CCTV *could* be abused at some point, but catching people doing illegal things with them is not an abuse. Perhaps if people actually get nailed for committing crimes they thought no-one had seen, the level of crime would actually drop. I (and a few other drivers) was almost wiped out by an idiot on the motorway yesterday undertaking at about 90 mph. With CCTV coverage, he could have been prosecuted. Instead, sod all happens and he'll keep driving like a twat until something worse happens.
Perhaps if people are worried about CCTV, they should stop screwing around on their wife, stop breaking laws, and stop acting like twats in public.
It was going to take three weeks for BT to sort out DSL in our new house, so I had to set up a temporary office in the empty old house with only scrap furniture to hand.
I'm a DOOM fan, I have a Dreamcast (though not hooked up) AND it's modded.. and.. I'm still not really interested enough to actually download it. So, yes, this is ultra niche;-)
That said, it sounds like a great cultural artifact.
Such strongly worded protests will, I imagine, encourage other ISPs who are making such arrangements to cover them up and not publicize them.
Of course, Cory could have just changed ISP and pointed out the net neutrality without turning it into some chest beating exercise.
Corporations are perfectly free to engage in these sorts of practices because the law allows them to. If we want true net neutrality, we need to have laws created as we did for POTS telcos. Complaining about one company will not help, and will probably encourage others to keep their "arrangements" under wraps.
If you aren't prepared to cough up the extra cash, he says he'll put you in the Internet 'bus lane.'
That'd strike me as a rather weird turn of phrase, since the "bus lane" is a desirable place to be. Indeed, you can get fined if you're in it during rush hour, as it's the lane with the least traffic so that the buses can get people into town quicker.
On a side note, I'd argue that a certain category of persons are attracted to computer technology as a child due to the fact it doesn't involve other persons. This will later drive them towards a career in coding or computers because they are familiar with it. Doesn't mean there aren't exceptions.
This is a great point.
It is tragic to keep calling on anecdotes, but it is certainly my personal experience that - certainly in the lower classes, in which I was raised - families with minority backgrounds socialize more with each other, both intra and inter family.
It would take quite a bit of research, but I wonder if it could be shown that the development industry has a statistically significant number of "only children" or children separated significantly by age from other siblings versus those from larger, more integrated family groups. I'd personally believe this to be the case.
Given this, and given that data show that ethnic minorities (certainly here in Europe) tend to have more children per family, this could perhaps add another couple of reasons for the disparity.
I was relaying personal experience. Personal experience, by its personal nature, is not something someone else can state is false.
You state a good case though. Your aggression and ad hominem attacks demonstrate your humanity and mental good health. Being able to debate subjects with a cold logicality is, I believe, an aberration of true human nature, and a burden I shall have to accept.
No, I'm not. Stereotyping is saying "all X are Y" or "X tend to Y" where no common pattern exists.
Quoting your own experiences is not stereotyping. Let's say EVERY black person I met was a good cook, and I said that. That doesn't mean I'm "stereotyping" black people.. merely relaying my experiences.
Sorry for the pedantic response, but that's my own minor bit of autism coming through;-)
I gotta say, it's VERY rare I see any black people at programming related events. But.. it's also pretty rare to see women. A connection? Perhaps.
More than any other group I've come into contact with, programmers typically seem to be socially-stunted and have personality and mental issues (particularly depression, narcissism, and semi-autistic disorders). Thankfully, these issues tend to translate well into becoming great programmers.
In comparison, most black people and women I've come across, tend to be more outgoing and sociable. If I had the social skills most women and black folks seem to have, I probably wouldn't be a programmer either, because there are a lot more interesting things to do in this world if you don't mind interacting with regular people.
So perhaps we shouldn't lament why there aren't more women, blacks, whatever, in the software industry, but feel some relief that they're not mentally damaged enough to find the industry that interesting in the first place.
Scott Petry, director of Google's Enterprise and founder of security firm Postini, explained to attendees at the RSA conference how the company handles constant pressure and scrutiny from attackers.
I guess Google shared some secrets, and that's the news. Not that we get to read the secrets. Still, this is Slashdot..:)
While I cannot say they don't exist, there certainly are not enough women that don't date and marry for money to go around. Where do you live? This sounds like something someone stuck in a bubble either around LA or Manhattan would say. It's a mythical generalism at best. I'd wager that 99% of the world's female population don't date and marry "for money," (especially since most Western women now have their own career plans anyway) and since there are generally more women than men on the planet, there are plenty to "go around."
Having a man who isn't a complete waste of space IS important, of course, but money is only one indicator of that. Intelligence (literal and emotional), looks, personality, social connectivity, and health/body are all more popular for women to respond to when choosing a mate (especially the latter).
Very true, and I think nerds are the worst at recognizing this. All those people who spend hours on WoW, leading guilds, doing raids, and conversing over VOIP with their team are most likely NOT introverts, even if society makes them feel that way.
I truly am an introvert, which is why I can't play such games (I'm more of a Si, and prefer to only use asynchronous forms of communication for everything. All these "sociable" nerds, however, are likely not introverted.. just "first world" shy!
Either people tend to get on with things without really thinking about the consequences (even if they're insignificant) or 40% is far too low a number. I'm pretty sure > 40% of people in the West could be classified as "paranoid" about something.
Heck, I can't even wear two earphones at the same time because I'm responsible for the security of the family home. That kinda sucks for being able to listen to music at night, but seems pretty sensible really. Humans are built to be paranoid and protective of themselves and their families.
Assuming a risk-free rate of 5% that's $50,000 per year. That used to be a starting California programmer's salary in the late 90's. I don't know about anyone else but I didn't feel rich. You definitely cannot support a family on that supposing he has one. You most certainly can, as long as you own your own home (no rent or mortgage to pay) and you live in the 99.9% of the world that isn't Manhattan or SF:) Heck, my family's expenses are far less than that and we pay a mortgage and live well.
The greed behind thinking "I *must* make $100k+ to survive" is one of the many factors sending this industry down the toilet.
"Pop music nowadays" is not entirely oriented around Paris Hilton. "Pop" is an extremely large genre, with massive variations in production and song quality. There are both big name and unknown pop artists who write their own music and engage in extremely original, even groundbreaking, productions. You have decided to hold up a small fringe of pop music as representative of the whole. This is as dumb as when "regular" folks hold up fat, greasy, DND nerds as being representative of a "geek!"
Sure, there IS a lot of trash that meets your definition, but it's not representative of "popular" music as a whole. Further, covering old tracks, throwing some "base" drums in and rapping about "bitches" is hardly representative of rap or hip hop as a whole. You've basically taken the popular (not as in "Pop"), low quality fringe (in terms of total output) of some musical genres, and held them up as being entirely representative of those genres. You're free to do that, but it's very sad that enough people here have such little knowledge of music to mod you up.
It's not a "remix" of Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk. It just happens to use one loop and some samples from it. Daft Punk were in full support of it, and even appear in the video!
We share tons of DNA with other animals, but are humans and apes the same? Stronger might share quite a bit of musical DNA with the Daft Punk track, but the outcome is radically different. It's certainly no "remix."
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Jetlag has not proven to be a significant issue with me or any of the people I have travelled internationally (as in, more than 5 time zones in one go) with. Is it only a significant issue to those who are changing timezone on an almost daily basis?
Typically if you're travelling west, you just get an hour's nap (or not) on the plane, but stay up an extra 5 - 8 hours or so (or less and go to bed a bit earlier). That's pretty easy to do. You will tend to wake up a little earlier than normal, but that's not a massive deal.
Travelling east is more difficult, as going to sleep 5 - 8 hours earlier is usually impossible (or impractical if still travelling) so you need to stay up an extra 8 - 12 or so hours, go to bed early, and get extra sleep that night. In both cases, you wind up waking up at roughly a sensible time.
Perhaps there is a significant group (who I do not travel with) who are unable to stay up for 28 hours on the odd occasion when it's necessary to resync with the local time zone? Or is it that if you do it, say, every week, this technique becomes totally impractical?
Two years ago I made the mistake of buying a Sidekick.. never again. Turns out they don't sell the same apps in different markets! The terminal app is NOT available in the UK but it wasn't possible to find that out before purchase. So I had a glorified paperweight on contract for a year and got a proper phone instead.
Also, try using lots of CTRL+? commands.. it's practically impossible. The keyboard's CTRL mode only seems to have a handful of CTRL+? combinations!
I bought an E70 just under a year ago thanks to that page. It's a pretty good phone, but I'd much rather have an iPhone that can do SSH (WITHOUT jailbreaking) and that has an external keyboard. The E70 does have a reasonable-to-use keyboard, but its Web browser sucks up memory, it's easy to break, the Java software running the phone crashes quite often, the interface is clumsy as hell..
Still, contract's up in July, so hopefully I can switch over to an iPhone then.. if they get an officially supported external keyboard and an SSH client on the app store!
Or maybe they're aware and actually support CCTV (like myself). Prosecuting people for letting their dogs crap on the streets is not an "abuse" of CCTV cameras. Letting your dog foul on the pavement is illegal and is a nuisance to pedestrians and nearby residents. They're also starting to use CCTV to catch people for parking violations.
CCTV *could* be abused at some point, but catching people doing illegal things with them is not an abuse. Perhaps if people actually get nailed for committing crimes they thought no-one had seen, the level of crime would actually drop. I (and a few other drivers) was almost wiped out by an idiot on the motorway yesterday undertaking at about 90 mph. With CCTV coverage, he could have been prosecuted. Instead, sod all happens and he'll keep driving like a twat until something worse happens.
Perhaps if people are worried about CCTV, they should stop screwing around on their wife, stop breaking laws, and stop acting like twats in public.
It was going to take three weeks for BT to sort out DSL in our new house, so I had to set up a temporary office in the empty old house with only scrap furniture to hand.
http://flickr.com/photos/bigbold/985267763/
http://flickr.com/photos/bigbold/987089821/
These setups make the offices in the article look positively charming.
You are a scholar and a gentleman!
We're talking about my Dreamcast, not your brain, Sir!
I'm a DOOM fan, I have a Dreamcast (though not hooked up) AND it's modded.. and.. I'm still not really interested enough to actually download it. So, yes, this is ultra niche ;-)
That said, it sounds like a great cultural artifact.
Such strongly worded protests will, I imagine, encourage other ISPs who are making such arrangements to cover them up and not publicize them.
Of course, Cory could have just changed ISP and pointed out the net neutrality without turning it into some chest beating exercise.
Corporations are perfectly free to engage in these sorts of practices because the law allows them to. If we want true net neutrality, we need to have laws created as we did for POTS telcos. Complaining about one company will not help, and will probably encourage others to keep their "arrangements" under wraps.
Convince the lawmakers, not the corporations!
And the 17" MacBook Pro gives the option of going even higher on the resolution.. to 1920x1200 (!)
If you aren't prepared to cough up the extra cash, he says he'll put you in the Internet 'bus lane.'
That'd strike me as a rather weird turn of phrase, since the "bus lane" is a desirable place to be. Indeed, you can get fined if you're in it during rush hour, as it's the lane with the least traffic so that the buses can get people into town quicker.
On a side note, I'd argue that a certain category of persons are attracted to computer technology as a child due to the fact it doesn't involve other persons. This will later drive them towards a career in coding or computers because they are familiar with it. Doesn't mean there aren't exceptions.
This is a great point.
It is tragic to keep calling on anecdotes, but it is certainly my personal experience that - certainly in the lower classes, in which I was raised - families with minority backgrounds socialize more with each other, both intra and inter family.
It would take quite a bit of research, but I wonder if it could be shown that the development industry has a statistically significant number of "only children" or children separated significantly by age from other siblings versus those from larger, more integrated family groups. I'd personally believe this to be the case.
Given this, and given that data show that ethnic minorities (certainly here in Europe) tend to have more children per family, this could perhaps add another couple of reasons for the disparity.
I was relaying personal experience. Personal experience, by its personal nature, is not something someone else can state is false.
You state a good case though. Your aggression and ad hominem attacks demonstrate your humanity and mental good health. Being able to debate subjects with a cold logicality is, I believe, an aberration of true human nature, and a burden I shall have to accept.
No, I'm not. Stereotyping is saying "all X are Y" or "X tend to Y" where no common pattern exists.
;-)
Quoting your own experiences is not stereotyping. Let's say EVERY black person I met was a good cook, and I said that. That doesn't mean I'm "stereotyping" black people.. merely relaying my experiences.
Sorry for the pedantic response, but that's my own minor bit of autism coming through
I gotta say, it's VERY rare I see any black people at programming related events. But.. it's also pretty rare to see women. A connection? Perhaps.
More than any other group I've come into contact with, programmers typically seem to be socially-stunted and have personality and mental issues (particularly depression, narcissism, and semi-autistic disorders). Thankfully, these issues tend to translate well into becoming great programmers.
In comparison, most black people and women I've come across, tend to be more outgoing and sociable. If I had the social skills most women and black folks seem to have, I probably wouldn't be a programmer either, because there are a lot more interesting things to do in this world if you don't mind interacting with regular people.
So perhaps we shouldn't lament why there aren't more women, blacks, whatever, in the software industry, but feel some relief that they're not mentally damaged enough to find the industry that interesting in the first place.
Scott Petry, director of Google's Enterprise and founder of security firm Postini, explained to attendees at the RSA conference how the company handles constant pressure and scrutiny from attackers.
:)
I guess Google shared some secrets, and that's the news. Not that we get to read the secrets. Still, this is Slashdot..
Having a man who isn't a complete waste of space IS important, of course, but money is only one indicator of that. Intelligence (literal and emotional), looks, personality, social connectivity, and health/body are all more popular for women to respond to when choosing a mate (especially the latter).
The point is, if you've reached a point where making a million dollars in a year isn't particularly difficult, you'd probably own your own home.
Very true, and I think nerds are the worst at recognizing this. All those people who spend hours on WoW, leading guilds, doing raids, and conversing over VOIP with their team are most likely NOT introverts, even if society makes them feel that way.
I truly am an introvert, which is why I can't play such games (I'm more of a Si, and prefer to only use asynchronous forms of communication for everything. All these "sociable" nerds, however, are likely not introverted.. just "first world" shy!
Either people tend to get on with things without really thinking about the consequences (even if they're insignificant) or 40% is far too low a number. I'm pretty sure > 40% of people in the West could be classified as "paranoid" about something.
Heck, I can't even wear two earphones at the same time because I'm responsible for the security of the family home. That kinda sucks for being able to listen to music at night, but seems pretty sensible really. Humans are built to be paranoid and protective of themselves and their families.
The greed behind thinking "I *must* make $100k+ to survive" is one of the many factors sending this industry down the toilet.
If you were one of the five worst scientists in a field in the Czech Republic, you'd probably turn to drink, right?
"Pop music nowadays" is not entirely oriented around Paris Hilton. "Pop" is an extremely large genre, with massive variations in production and song quality. There are both big name and unknown pop artists who write their own music and engage in extremely original, even groundbreaking, productions. You have decided to hold up a small fringe of pop music as representative of the whole. This is as dumb as when "regular" folks hold up fat, greasy, DND nerds as being representative of a "geek!"
Sure, there IS a lot of trash that meets your definition, but it's not representative of "popular" music as a whole. Further, covering old tracks, throwing some "base" drums in and rapping about "bitches" is hardly representative of rap or hip hop as a whole. You've basically taken the popular (not as in "Pop"), low quality fringe (in terms of total output) of some musical genres, and held them up as being entirely representative of those genres. You're free to do that, but it's very sad that enough people here have such little knowledge of music to mod you up.
It's not a "remix" of Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk. It just happens to use one loop and some samples from it. Daft Punk were in full support of it, and even appear in the video!
We share tons of DNA with other animals, but are humans and apes the same? Stronger might share quite a bit of musical DNA with the Daft Punk track, but the outcome is radically different. It's certainly no "remix."