Interesting point about the way Americans mostly perceive knives as tools. Makes a lot of sense - I had to admit when I visit the US I notice a LOT of guys carry knives of some description. You would almost never see that here (Australia). Most people see them as weapons. In fact in many (if not all?) States you are simply not permitted to carry knives. For instance, in Queensland:
Hmm... I learned that different from watching "Crocodile Dundee"
And anyone with basic knowledge of the mechanics of folding card stock could kill you by way of the little boxes of snacks they sell on the flights that used to offer meals.
or why the Airlines can't build up a reputation that their service is worth those 2$! Oh wait, for that their service would have to be worth 2$.
It has been the same here after the deregulation of the phone market. I wouldn't mind paying a bit above the bottom line if that would get be better customer support. But even the "premium brands" cut back their service to nonexistant. So if *every* company wants to screw me, I'll choose the one that does it the cheapest.
Only because by then, they've already been checking for explosives and guns. After the "Landshut" in Mogadishu, Lockerbie (PA103), and lots of other hijacking cases during the 70s/80s.
Definitly. It's perfectly save for them to follow the rules - stupid as they are. But deviating from them after using your brains is more likely to get them fired than promoted.
This amounts to little more than a PR move, throwing a few scraps to the plebs to make us somehow feel like 'common sense is breaking out',
Keep the ban on toothpaste and water while re-allowing things that could obviously used as weapon is the exact opposite of 'common sense'
All chemists I've asked confirmed that this harmless liquid 1 + harmless liquid 2 = explosive does not work outside "Die Hard 3" or a well equipped laboratory or chemical plant.
It's stated everywhere across Google+ that profiles are for humans only and you may NOT create profiles for organisations, clubs, companies, bands and alike. Those should be represented by a Google+ PAGE, not a Google+ PROFILE.
It's not rocket science. At least if you can recogize the difference between two words, even if they start woth the same letter.
HELP!!! I used a throwaway phone number and email to sign up to google and can't reset my lost password! I can't access my email and I will sue Google if I lose business! It is their fault that they didn't keep me from being stupid during signup!!!!!
postings. Usually in all caps.
in future, please at least add a warning to "clever" ideas that will backfire later.
..one cannot open a google account without a valid cellphone numbr for verification
It's not only for verification.
Consider the big user base Google has and imagine how important a verified alternative mean of contact is for password recovery. Go to the GMail and count the legions of "Help I lost my password" posts who tried to be clever and use fake information during sign-up and now can't reset their password.
And additional contact information is the way to go. The so called "security questions" are nothing more than a bad joke. No one knows my password (or so I hope), but hundreds of people know the name of my first pet or my favorite movie. And since facebook, millions of people can see that my mother posted her maiden name on facebook. (of course linked to my profile)
The thing about the internet is that it's not some uniform monolith. There is plenty of space for both pseudonymous and real-name services - if you don't like a service that requires real names, use one that allows pseudonyms. You don't have to force every service on the internet to conform to your ideas as to how the internet should operate - doing so is far more of an attempt to "civilize the internet" than what Google's doing.
Exactly. Both real names and pseudonyms have their place, depending on the service. But Google+ isn't requiring real names, but rather "at least plausible sounding pseudonyms" That's merely hiding the fact that there are pseudonyms in use.
I wouldn't trust a "real name" that has only been confirmed by a checkbox "yes, that' really my real name. Promise. With sugar on top" during sign-up.
We often made jokes about that even back at my university days (engineering).
Engineers always spend lots of time for exact calculations, just to add a roughly estimated error margin that dwarves the exact calculation into insignifficance anyway. They calculate die diameter of a nylon thread needed to lift a brick to the 5th decimal, but in the end use a rope to lift it anyway!
Right. But if you pile up changes, you have an almost guarantee that one of the pending changes WILL break something. If you spread them out across a series of small changes, most will go without trouble and a rollback for the problematic change will only set you back by 30 days, and not 10 years.
Basically it's a trade-off. You can choose between a neverending series of rather harmless problems, or cleaning the Augean stables every few years.
I think that's a good comparission. There are times when you have to make debts, and there is a time where you should be paying it back if you don't want to get crushed by it.
The problem with the described model (keeping the same software version for years) is that if at some point you're forced to change, that change will be HUGE. Files become unreadable, and anything that's beyond pushing the mouse will require retraining.
The changes in monthly updates (probably for all software used at a desk) will fit in a medium sized email.
So by sticking to old software, often you're not saving costs, but rather postpone costs. (Assumed there is an automated rollout tool and you don't have to upgrade a few hundered PCs by sneakernet every time a new browser patch comes out)
By the way: the lack of centralized software/update management is one of my windows pet peeves. Even the smalles file compare tool tends to clutter your system with a specialized update agent that tends to pop up in the middle of your WOW raids or whatever else causes maximum grieve for you.
But there are tools which could be used by 4th graders, that's not the problem. But 3D modelling is a field for experienced artists.
Simple programs like Voxel Fun (Android) and Minecraft (PC) are introducing children to the concept of voxel sculpting. Or is there a huge step from that to mesh sculpting?
From my own experience: Yes. That was exactly the point where I stopped my dabbling into 3D modelling. Was great as long as I tried to remodel my IKEA furniture and other things made out of boxes.
There's a number of reasons for not switching from Windows 7.
First, it's the operating system most of us always wanted. It gets closer to a perfected version of Windows XP. It does everything we need with the software and the interface paradigms we've known for 20 years.
Yep. Win7 is the OS that made me switch my Deskop back from Linux. (That and the fact that ordering my new PC without Win7 wouldn't have been any cheaper thanks to the ridiciously low OEM prices)
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I don't think Alice Cooper never ever had a career based on his good looks....
Anybody can slack off at home. You need to be skilled to do it at work and still fullfill your "metrics".
What? I didn't invent the rules.. I'm just playing by them....
Interesting point about the way Americans mostly perceive knives as tools. Makes a lot of sense - I had to admit when I visit the US I notice a LOT of guys carry knives of some description. You would almost never see that here (Australia). Most people see them as weapons. In fact in many (if not all?) States you are simply not permitted to carry knives. For instance, in Queensland:
Hmm... I learned that different from watching "Crocodile Dundee"
And anyone with basic knowledge of the mechanics of folding card stock could kill you by way of the little boxes of snacks they sell on the flights that used to offer meals.
Mac Guyver, is that you?
Or did you just read about this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millwall_brick
or why the Airlines can't build up a reputation that their service is worth those 2$! Oh wait, for that their service would have to be worth 2$.
It has been the same here after the deregulation of the phone market. I wouldn't mind paying a bit above the bottom line if that would get be better customer support. But even the "premium brands" cut back their service to nonexistant. So if *every* company wants to screw me, I'll choose the one that does it the cheapest.
Only because by then, they've already been checking for explosives and guns. After the "Landshut" in Mogadishu, Lockerbie (PA103), and lots of other hijacking cases during the 70s/80s.
Definitly. It's perfectly save for them to follow the rules - stupid as they are. But deviating from them after using your brains is more likely to get them fired than promoted.
This amounts to little more than a PR move, throwing a few scraps to the plebs to make us somehow feel like 'common sense is breaking out',
Keep the ban on toothpaste and water while re-allowing things that could obviously used as weapon is the exact opposite of 'common sense'
All chemists I've asked confirmed that this harmless liquid 1 + harmless liquid 2 = explosive does not work outside "Die Hard 3" or a well equipped laboratory or chemical plant.
Chromebooks don't even allow browsers.
ChromeOS doesn't allow ANY SOFTWARE to begin with.
*Yawn*
It's stated everywhere across Google+ that profiles are for humans only and you may NOT create profiles for organisations, clubs, companies, bands and alike. Those should be represented by a Google+ PAGE, not a Google+ PROFILE.
It's not rocket science. At least if you can recogize the difference between two words, even if they start woth the same letter.
Or to put it as succinctly as possible: Google is absolutely terrible at customer support.
Not quite. Google's customer support isn't bad, but reserved for customers. Paying customers.
If you don't post any public posts, there will be nothing besides your name and profile pic your boss and coworkers will see.
And you still can post stuff to your friends&family circles.
Welcome to the ranks of
HELP!!! I used a throwaway phone number and email to sign up to google and can't reset my lost password! I can't access my email and I will sue Google if I lose business! It is their fault that they didn't keep me from being stupid during signup!!!!!
postings. Usually in all caps.
in future, please at least add a warning to "clever" ideas that will backfire later.
..one cannot open a google account without a valid cellphone numbr for verification
It's not only for verification.
Consider the big user base Google has and imagine how important a verified alternative mean of contact is for password recovery. Go to the GMail and count the legions of "Help I lost my password" posts who tried to be clever and use fake information during sign-up and now can't reset their password.
And additional contact information is the way to go. The so called "security questions" are nothing more than a bad joke. No one knows my password (or so I hope), but hundreds of people know the name of my first pet or my favorite movie. And since facebook, millions of people can see that my mother posted her maiden name on facebook. (of course linked to my profile)
The thing about the internet is that it's not some uniform monolith. There is plenty of space for both pseudonymous and real-name services - if you don't like a service that requires real names, use one that allows pseudonyms. You don't have to force every service on the internet to conform to your ideas as to how the internet should operate - doing so is far more of an attempt to "civilize the internet" than what Google's doing.
Exactly. Both real names and pseudonyms have their place, depending on the service. But Google+ isn't requiring real names, but rather "at least plausible sounding pseudonyms" That's merely hiding the fact that there are pseudonyms in use.
I wouldn't trust a "real name" that has only been confirmed by a checkbox "yes, that' really my real name. Promise. With sugar on top" during sign-up.
Email providers usually ADVERTISE that they're parsing and analyzing your email. They usually call it Spam-Filter or Virus-Scanner.
Automated text analysis != reading your mails
(please note. I'm not saying that automated text analysis never ever won't break your privacy. It may do so, but does not per se)
We often made jokes about that even back at my university days (engineering).
Engineers always spend lots of time for exact calculations, just to add a roughly estimated error margin that dwarves the exact calculation into insignifficance anyway. They calculate die diameter of a nylon thread needed to lift a brick to the 5th decimal, but in the end use a rope to lift it anyway!
Isn't it neat when other people get to decide if they want to share YOUR personal data?
Right. But if you pile up changes, you have an almost guarantee that one of the pending changes WILL break something. If you spread them out across a series of small changes, most will go without trouble and a rollback for the problematic change will only set you back by 30 days, and not 10 years.
Basically it's a trade-off. You can choose between a neverending series of rather harmless problems, or cleaning the Augean stables every few years.
I think that's a good comparission. There are times when you have to make debts, and there is a time where you should be paying it back if you don't want to get crushed by it.
The problem with the described model (keeping the same software version for years) is that if at some point you're forced to change, that change will be HUGE. Files become unreadable, and anything that's beyond pushing the mouse will require retraining.
The changes in monthly updates (probably for all software used at a desk) will fit in a medium sized email.
So by sticking to old software, often you're not saving costs, but rather postpone costs. (Assumed there is an automated rollout tool and you don't have to upgrade a few hundered PCs by sneakernet every time a new browser patch comes out)
By the way: the lack of centralized software/update management is one of my windows pet peeves. Even the smalles file compare tool tends to clutter your system with a specialized update agent that tends to pop up in the middle of your WOW raids or whatever else causes maximum grieve for you.
He might have had no idea of Samsung wanting to hire him - but his verdict might have been a fine resume....
...which makes the whole country-TLD system look like a bad idea from the beginning.
But there are tools which could be used by 4th graders, that's not the problem. But 3D modelling is a field for experienced artists.
Simple programs like Voxel Fun (Android) and Minecraft (PC) are introducing children to the concept of voxel sculpting. Or is there a huge step from that to mesh sculpting?
From my own experience: Yes. That was exactly the point where I stopped my dabbling into 3D modelling. Was great as long as I tried to remodel my IKEA furniture and other things made out of boxes.
There's a number of reasons for not switching from Windows 7.
First, it's the operating system most of us always wanted. It gets closer to a perfected version of Windows XP. It does everything we need with the software and the interface paradigms we've known for 20 years.
Yep. Win7 is the OS that made me switch my Deskop back from Linux. (That and the fact that ordering my new PC without Win7 wouldn't have been any cheaper thanks to the ridiciously low OEM prices)