I think what is missing from your analysis is the probability of each case. Which choice is the "clear" choice will depend upon your tolerance for risk.
A similar thing happened to me at an ATM in Japan. Instead of a keypad, it just had a single row of numbers. I had to return home and draw a keypad on a piece of paper to recover my PIN. Good times...
50 bucks....and a shitpot of hassle. Guess what, the credit card companies don't eat that loss, they push it back to the vendor. How do they respond. They dispute it, claim it was legit, try to put it back on, etc. So, $50 is just the start of the battle.
Amen, brother. FR gives you just enough historical context that you can latch onto and use as an adventure hook. The tremendous amount of materials, books, etc. help it to be a recognizable, yet unique, setting for your group to enjoy.
I wonder how relevant this really is, having some significant differences to a real Mars trip?
* Stressors related to truly being at risk are not present
* Non of the hassles of prolonged weightlessness (eating, excreting, loss of bone density/muscle mass, etc)
* Motivation of doing something truly bold/adventurous is lacking. Pretending to go to Mars is not going to Mars. Once we go, who is going to remember the crew of the pretend mission?
Not trying to disparage the project, but I'm thinking we've gathered more relevant data from extended stays on MIR and the ISS
While the manuals cover how to do it, I think the average user could benefit from a wizard that would walk them through it when they first install the device.
Having recently installed wireless at home, it surprised me that, upon installing the management utility, it didn't prompt me to configure WEP. That should be a part of the installation, as should explaining why it is important to do so.
What you have hit upon is the reality that most (non-IT) companies do not want to invest in top talent for IT roles. That is simply not a core competency they want to develop. They are looking for low cost, steady-as-she-goes from their IT staff. With the market share of MSFT, that drives the glut of available staff. IT staff to support MSFT environments are essentially cheaper and (from a managment/decision-maker perspective) safer.
Not sure how the licensing costs offset that...
Don't laugh. That actually happened to me when I went on an overseas assignment. My mom is now forwarding these emails from her new tech support guy, and raving about what a good job he's doing.
I wonder if the worm vulnerability factored in? About 6-8 months ago I was at the RTA getting my Aussie drivers license when all the computers in the office went down.
Later that evening, I learned the a new worm had been making it's way through the net that day.
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I think what is missing from your analysis is the probability of each case. Which choice is the "clear" choice will depend upon your tolerance for risk.
A similar thing happened to me at an ATM in Japan. Instead of a keypad, it just had a single row of numbers. I had to return home and draw a keypad on a piece of paper to recover my PIN. Good times...
50 bucks....and a shitpot of hassle. Guess what, the credit card companies don't eat that loss, they push it back to the vendor. How do they respond. They dispute it, claim it was legit, try to put it back on, etc. So, $50 is just the start of the battle.
This is far more insightful than funny...perhaps we need a gag order on the media until the polls close in ALL states?
Amen, brother. FR gives you just enough historical context that you can latch onto and use as an adventure hook. The tremendous amount of materials, books, etc. help it to be a recognizable, yet unique, setting for your group to enjoy.
I wonder how relevant this really is, having some significant differences to a real Mars trip?
* Stressors related to truly being at risk are not present
* Non of the hassles of prolonged weightlessness (eating, excreting, loss of bone density/muscle mass, etc)
* Motivation of doing something truly bold/adventurous is lacking. Pretending to go to Mars is not going to Mars. Once we go, who is going to remember the crew of the pretend mission?
Not trying to disparage the project, but I'm thinking we've gathered more relevant data from extended stays on MIR and the ISS
While the manuals cover how to do it, I think the average user could benefit from a wizard that would walk them through it when they first install the device.
Having recently installed wireless at home, it surprised me that, upon installing the management utility, it didn't prompt me to configure WEP. That should be a part of the installation, as should explaining why it is important to do so.
What you have hit upon is the reality that most (non-IT) companies do not want to invest in top talent for IT roles. That is simply not a core competency they want to develop. They are looking for low cost, steady-as-she-goes from their IT staff. With the market share of MSFT, that drives the glut of available staff. IT staff to support MSFT environments are essentially cheaper and (from a managment/decision-maker perspective) safer. Not sure how the licensing costs offset that...
Don't laugh. That actually happened to me when I went on an overseas assignment. My mom is now forwarding these emails from her new tech support guy, and raving about what a good job he's doing.
It's a bit unfair to characterize the entire IT function as "basically useless" just because you can manage your own Linux PC.....
I wonder if the worm vulnerability factored in? About 6-8 months ago I was at the RTA getting my Aussie drivers license when all the computers in the office went down. Later that evening, I learned the a new worm had been making it's way through the net that day.