Google Glass is the kind of thing that -- if the software is designed appropriately -- ought to be both safe and useful in any situation, including driving. Pretty much the whole point of it is that it knows what you're doing, and helps you do it. So when you're driving, for example, it ought to be actively suppressing other distractions (setting your phone to "do not disturb") and giving you information to help you drive (like "watch out, the guy on the left is encroaching into your lane").
As much as I would also delight in seeing some real justice, this solution (as well as any other I've heard) fails to account for the punishment's impact. We're trying to punish the company, not its likely innocent employees.
Every employee at the company was complicit. If they lose their jobs over this sort of thing enough times, they'll learn to quit working for unethical assholes.
It depends on what the decision criteria is. If it's something like "if the caller is in a certain address book group, answer; otherwise ignore" then sure. If it's something like "decide based on the email subject line, which could be any of a million different things" then that's harder to define programmatically.
I don't claim that I'm a better then a bricklayer or a plumber. I'm not that elitist. I've also seen a number of bricklayers and plumbers that produce a shoddy work. And those that don't are comparatively expensive to me. That's why I fix my own faucet too. Without having any schooling on that. And it does not drip.
The main thing is that there's a difference between the plumber who fixes your faucet or unclogs your drain and the one who designs the wet wall in a skyscraper, just like there's a difference between the IT guy who fixes the printers and installs drivers and the computer scientist who designs new and interesting algorithms. Most of us -- in any field -- think of ourselves as the "skyscraper" or "interesting algorithm" guy, but think of everybody else as the "fix your faucet" or "install drivers" guy.
The question was not "why should the website be Federal," it was "why does a centralized, government-run 'exchange' need to exist in the first place?" In other words, why can't people just shop on bcbs.com and humana.com and aetna.com et cetera ad nauseum? (Or use a broker, such as ehealthinsurance.com or even a real brick-and-mortar company, for that matter?)
The obvious answer is, of course, "because it's a huge pain in the ass," but we somehow manage it for car insurance...
That, of course, is why the goal is to not get caught.
(In this case, of course, exposing the NSA's illegal domestic surveillance was entirely worth the collateral damage of pissing off our allies, so I'm glad the NSA did get caught. I'm just not upset about this particular kind of spying.)
Using them as a rental is actually fairly reasonable though if you need furniture for a month or a big TV for a superbowl party.
Ironically, most of Aarons' customers would use Wal-Mart for that (i.e., they'd "buy" the TV the day before the Superbowl, return it the day after, and thus spend nothing on the "rental").
Not to mention, if you're paying for the extra 2 months on a regular 1 year lease on the apartment anyway, why not just buy the furniture and leave it there over the summer? Then, for bonus points, you can just renew the lease, keep living there next school year and not have to move in and out at all!
[The Software "Engineers"] can proceed straight into their next engineering field, sanitation engineering.
Contrary to popular opinion, sanitation engineering is a real thing, and is not the same as throwing bags of trash into a garbage truck. Sanitation engineers are civil engineers who design landfills (and/or sewage treatment plants, but those are more often called "hydraulic engineers" these days). They are most likely required to be licensed.
You fail to account for the fact that in almost all of the U.S. (including major metropolitan areas), we have the worst of both worlds: corrupt government officials giving protected monopolies to private corporations. They have no accountability to anyone, and a profit motive to make service as poor as possible
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Based on what evidence?
Google Glass is the kind of thing that -- if the software is designed appropriately -- ought to be both safe and useful in any situation, including driving. Pretty much the whole point of it is that it knows what you're doing, and helps you do it. So when you're driving, for example, it ought to be actively suppressing other distractions (setting your phone to "do not disturb") and giving you information to help you drive (like "watch out, the guy on the left is encroaching into your lane").
Every employee at the company was complicit. If they lose their jobs over this sort of thing enough times, they'll learn to quit working for unethical assholes.
It depends on what the decision criteria is. If it's something like "if the caller is in a certain address book group, answer; otherwise ignore" then sure. If it's something like "decide based on the email subject line, which could be any of a million different things" then that's harder to define programmatically.
For him, it ought to be sin #1 through infinity. It's almost as bad as if RMS switched to Windows or something.
The main thing is that there's a difference between the plumber who fixes your faucet or unclogs your drain and the one who designs the wet wall in a skyscraper, just like there's a difference between the IT guy who fixes the printers and installs drivers and the computer scientist who designs new and interesting algorithms. Most of us -- in any field -- think of ourselves as the "skyscraper" or "interesting algorithm" guy, but think of everybody else as the "fix your faucet" or "install drivers" guy.
The difference is, if you grind enough in real life you can retire early.
That just means that all the other totalitarian assholes running those other companies deserve to share the 'award.'
We haven't even figured out whether #1 and #2 are actually different yet...
The question was not "why should the website be Federal," it was "why does a centralized, government-run 'exchange' need to exist in the first place?" In other words, why can't people just shop on bcbs.com and humana.com and aetna.com et cetera ad nauseum? (Or use a broker, such as ehealthinsurance.com or even a real brick-and-mortar company, for that matter?)
The obvious answer is, of course, "because it's a huge pain in the ass," but we somehow manage it for car insurance...
What, isn't it the same for 8 (I haven't used 8 yet, so I haven't had a chance to notice)?
Where (other than Switzerland) is there to go that's better?
Greenland is icy and Iceland is green.
(It's all the Vikings' fault -- those tricky bastards!)
If you have that many fingers, you've been hanging around the radioactive materials way too long!
That, of course, is why the goal is to not get caught.
(In this case, of course, exposing the NSA's illegal domestic surveillance was entirely worth the collateral damage of pissing off our allies, so I'm glad the NSA did get caught. I'm just not upset about this particular kind of spying.)
Well see, your premise is incorrect. The NSA's stated goal is to "gain a decision advantage for the Nation and our allies under all circumstances".
Why, are you trying to be stingy with it or something? All you have to do is just give everybody the highest possible dose.
Step 1: download hacked_compiler.exe from xavier2dc.com...
(I kid, but "Reflections on Trusting Trust" shows that it's possible...)
Because delivery drivers use their personal vehicle, they usually only have one personal vehicle, and it's usually a car.
Ironically, most of Aarons' customers would use Wal-Mart for that (i.e., they'd "buy" the TV the day before the Superbowl, return it the day after, and thus spend nothing on the "rental").
Not to mention, if you're paying for the extra 2 months on a regular 1 year lease on the apartment anyway, why not just buy the furniture and leave it there over the summer? Then, for bonus points, you can just renew the lease, keep living there next school year and not have to move in and out at all!
Contrary to popular opinion, sanitation engineering is a real thing, and is not the same as throwing bags of trash into a garbage truck. Sanitation engineers are civil engineers who design landfills (and/or sewage treatment plants, but those are more often called "hydraulic engineers" these days). They are most likely required to be licensed.
Fixed that for you.
So are ARM-based ones (e.g. ReadyNAS Duo v2) not yet patched, or just not vulnerable to begin with?
Nice Freudian slip there...