Interesting idea for sure. But wasn't one of the purported aspects of the NSA snooping the collection of metadata? So even if the messages are encrypted, a compromised node will still have the routing information, or how else could it relay? That metadata is useful on its own. I realize that nothing can be a perfect solution, but your idea definitely addresses encryption and decentralization.
After 9pm it is safe to say there are less vehicles on the road to bump into and fewer other drivers also distracted with their phones. Not hitting that critical mass.
Fighter pilots in particular want and need to be good. Part of being good is having good tools. It is a terrible motivator if the military is having difficultly modernizing the arsenal while perceived likely adversaries continually make gains. The F-22 was killed. No more will be purchased. The F-35 is having issues and for all we know could suffer the same fate. The mainline is still good ole' F-15s and F-16s and I have trouble imagining a young aspiring pilot striving to fly those. The truth, I think, is that Human pilots are too expensive to train and the aircraft far more costly than just using drones. In an Ender's Game sense, the world's youth are a vast repository of video game piloty goodness.
Notice how whenever there is a push to raise taxes, or pass some budget, how the people are always threatened with sacrifices to core services. Airport security, food safety, firefighter equipment, books for school children and so on. Never are absurd government programs in any such danger. They always grab you by the balls and squeeze. Pay up or else.
It is more than just Google Android OS -> Phone Manufacturer but also then on to the Cell Carrier. Yes a new Android OS rolls out, and yes the Phone Manufacturer has to tweak drivers and what not. But after that the Cell Carrier then tries to splice on their apps other misc. clutter. This 3-phase pipeline is just murder for delivery. At each transition there is pushback. There had been, for example, discussion on the Droid BIONIC forums on how Verizon rejected a build from Motorola (for ICS) due to "poor quality."
One of the last touted options was a sort of micropayment that would be forfeit if the caller complained. The way I figure, if these telemarketers are operating illegally, suppose a criminal element among them might also be using illegal funds from say stolen bank accounts, credit cards, or accounts with stolen identities. If so, what do they care if they forfeit a micropayment that wasn't really their money anyway?
I guess I'm equating telemarketers that bypass these laws with fraud. You know like "Congratulations! You've been selected to enter a prize drawing. Just enter all of your credit card numbers, and if one of them is lucky, you will win a prize!" For non-scam cases, it might work. Then again, perhaps scams are much more targeted (like to the elderly) than blasted.
California (and New York) are hemorrhaging population and business. Often (but not only) heading to Texas according to numerous articles and analysis over the past year as well as the last census.
Texas appears to be the largest recipient of the migrations but so are Arizona and Florida. Coincidentally Texas was also named the 2012 Top State for business. Every few weeks I see more and more business headlines of companies (namely tech) moving to or starting a branch in Texas such as
Apple,
Facebook,
PayPal,
Catepillar and so on
There had been, however, some controversy over the years of TX Gov Perry's use of the Texas Enterprise Fund to woo companies to relocate. While the deal-landing results appear to be evident, some worry about the taxpayer cost, total incentive packages, and net gain of these deals. The fund seems to be perfectly suited to situations like this, where California tax laws cause some turmoil thereby increasing the opportunity to woo away industry. Recently Texas AG Greg Abbott has also been advertising to New Yorkers to move to Texas on account of gun control issues.
I wonder how long Texas can remain "Texas" if it becomes stuffed with people who are accustomed to living like Californians and New Yorkers.
The formation of structure and paved spaces almost looks like Chinese characters (to a layman). Probably a clever debt-collector scheme. Once USA intel deciphers it they'll find the secret location where a collection agent will pounce them asking for payment. Sea ports, telcos,... pay up! It's that or a failed attempt to build a shipyard for a new Noah's Ark for the end of the world... lazy Commies.
Devil's Advocate:
Just because he's young and fresh doesn't mean he has nothing to contribute. He may very well have learned something valuable that he's trying to share. It is difficult for many engineers to withstand criticism and often instinctually become defensive ("ripping into my code"). Even if you've been there 10 yrs, as a technical professional, you should be making an effort to stay current on techniques.
Reality:
If there exists excellent unit & integration test coverage of the subject code area, then let him rework it if he cares that much about it. If he breaks the tests, he fails. Succeed or fail; he can then explain to the business why he spent expensive engineering labor reworking something not on the value-added todo list that was already functioning properly. I think a lot of professional engineers are a bit perfectionist which can interfere with making appropriate decisions in a business context. You know - academic v.s. practical.
Why not?:
In this case, for only 50k LOC, it shouldn't be too difficult to overhaul nearly everything towards more modern methodologies and techniques (not fads). This also makes it sound like a small project/firm where there should be greater agility and flexibility to change things. There should, however, be a compelling reason to do so. The effort and brainpower is better spent developing new revenue-generating features.
1. Enable a safer, more secure, efficient, and environmentally friendly air transportation system.
2. Operate the International Space Station and prepare for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit.
3. Exploring the Earth-Sun system, our own solar system, and the universe beyond.
They should now add:
4. Protection of Humanity from hysteria due to mythical threats said to originate from space.
Contractors are people you don't screw around with. Some states, like Texas, allow contractors (even auto repair shops) to put a lien on your property if you do not pay them. The fine print of some Mortgage Loans require that you notify them immediately if any liens are placed on the property. Failure to comply might allow the mortgage lender to force you to buy absurdly priced insurance (like 3x-4x market rate) from their selected insurer. Then you have all the hassle of clearing up the title and being unable to sell the property until things are properly cleaned up.
I've personally had a case where a contractor vanished but all his sub-contractors continued to work and deliver materials. The contractor didn't pay them so we had to. At least the sub-contractors got paid for the work they did do (which was quite excellent). We had to sue the contractor's company and get a judgement. There's nothing to collect, however, and the owner is now in prison. Not because of his dealings with us but because he decided to pretend to be a cop, lure "models" to a hotel, then sexually assault them while threatening arrest. Had to do a double-take on the evening news when his portrait was on the screen along with his full name.
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Yes, definitely the Japanese Starting about 0:35
They bottled up their flatulence within their ancient graveyards to one day reap revenge on the Hominids that hunted them.
And of course the solution will be some sort of taxation system.
Interesting idea for sure. But wasn't one of the purported aspects of the NSA snooping the collection of metadata? So even if the messages are encrypted, a compromised node will still have the routing information, or how else could it relay? That metadata is useful on its own. I realize that nothing can be a perfect solution, but your idea definitely addresses encryption and decentralization.
After 9pm it is safe to say there are less vehicles on the road to bump into and fewer other drivers also distracted with their phones. Not hitting that critical mass.
Fighter pilots in particular want and need to be good. Part of being good is having good tools. It is a terrible motivator if the military is having difficultly modernizing the arsenal while perceived likely adversaries continually make gains. The F-22 was killed. No more will be purchased. The F-35 is having issues and for all we know could suffer the same fate. The mainline is still good ole' F-15s and F-16s and I have trouble imagining a young aspiring pilot striving to fly those. The truth, I think, is that Human pilots are too expensive to train and the aircraft far more costly than just using drones. In an Ender's Game sense, the world's youth are a vast repository of video game piloty goodness.
Now we can watch those embedded alien souls at work in our minds.
Want that nice car in the caravan? Hate somebody? See what you can do with some false signals injected into the M2M communications protocols.
Mythology... cooler.. I get it! Man-Made Global Warming. Clever hidden joke.
Notice how whenever there is a push to raise taxes, or pass some budget, how the people are always threatened with sacrifices to core services. Airport security, food safety, firefighter equipment, books for school children and so on. Never are absurd government programs in any such danger. They always grab you by the balls and squeeze. Pay up or else.
Boss had a trip to meet with an industry leader in Montreal. He was amazed how little people worked up there.
Getting closer all the time. Cybernetic enhancements, nanobots/nanoprobes, and a few transhumanist cults.
It is more than just Google Android OS -> Phone Manufacturer but also then on to the Cell Carrier. Yes a new Android OS rolls out, and yes the Phone Manufacturer has to tweak drivers and what not. But after that the Cell Carrier then tries to splice on their apps other misc. clutter. This 3-phase pipeline is just murder for delivery. At each transition there is pushback. There had been, for example, discussion on the Droid BIONIC forums on how Verizon rejected a build from Motorola (for ICS) due to "poor quality."
One of the last touted options was a sort of micropayment that would be forfeit if the caller complained. The way I figure, if these telemarketers are operating illegally, suppose a criminal element among them might also be using illegal funds from say stolen bank accounts, credit cards, or accounts with stolen identities. If so, what do they care if they forfeit a micropayment that wasn't really their money anyway?
I guess I'm equating telemarketers that bypass these laws with fraud. You know like "Congratulations! You've been selected to enter a prize drawing. Just enter all of your credit card numbers, and if one of them is lucky, you will win a prize!" For non-scam cases, it might work. Then again, perhaps scams are much more targeted (like to the elderly) than blasted.
California (and New York) are hemorrhaging population and business. Often (but not only) heading to Texas according to numerous articles and analysis over the past year as well as the last census.
Texas appears to be the largest recipient of the migrations but so are Arizona and Florida. Coincidentally Texas was also named the 2012 Top State for business. Every few weeks I see more and more business headlines of companies (namely tech) moving to or starting a branch in Texas such as Apple, Facebook, PayPal, Catepillar and so on
There had been, however, some controversy over the years of TX Gov Perry's use of the Texas Enterprise Fund to woo companies to relocate. While the deal-landing results appear to be evident, some worry about the taxpayer cost, total incentive packages, and net gain of these deals. The fund seems to be perfectly suited to situations like this, where California tax laws cause some turmoil thereby increasing the opportunity to woo away industry. Recently Texas AG Greg Abbott has also been advertising to New Yorkers to move to Texas on account of gun control issues.
I wonder how long Texas can remain "Texas" if it becomes stuffed with people who are accustomed to living like Californians and New Yorkers.
The formation of structure and paved spaces almost looks like Chinese characters (to a layman). Probably a clever debt-collector scheme. Once USA intel deciphers it they'll find the secret location where a collection agent will pounce them asking for payment. Sea ports, telcos, ... pay up! It's that or a failed attempt to build a shipyard for a new Noah's Ark for the end of the world... lazy Commies.
"You dare insult my code!? I'll kill you where you stand!"
Devil's Advocate:
Just because he's young and fresh doesn't mean he has nothing to contribute. He may very well have learned something valuable that he's trying to share. It is difficult for many engineers to withstand criticism and often instinctually become defensive ("ripping into my code"). Even if you've been there 10 yrs, as a technical professional, you should be making an effort to stay current on techniques.
Reality:
If there exists excellent unit & integration test coverage of the subject code area, then let him rework it if he cares that much about it. If he breaks the tests, he fails. Succeed or fail; he can then explain to the business why he spent expensive engineering labor reworking something not on the value-added todo list that was already functioning properly. I think a lot of professional engineers are a bit perfectionist which can interfere with making appropriate decisions in a business context. You know - academic v.s. practical.
Why not?:
In this case, for only 50k LOC, it shouldn't be too difficult to overhaul nearly everything towards more modern methodologies and techniques (not fads). This also makes it sound like a small project/firm where there should be greater agility and flexibility to change things. There should, however, be a compelling reason to do so. The effort and brainpower is better spent developing new revenue-generating features.
Yes but just think of all the new taxes we could have the privilege of paying to fund it!
According to their list of Mission Directorates
1. Enable a safer, more secure, efficient, and environmentally friendly air transportation system.
2. Operate the International Space Station and prepare for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit.
3. Exploring the Earth-Sun system, our own solar system, and the universe beyond.
They should now add:
4. Protection of Humanity from hysteria due to mythical threats said to originate from space.
Your mistake was paying the contractor for anything that wasn't done prior to paying.
The only money they get up front is for supplies, which if you are smart you will purchase yourself.
That is what we did. We only lost some materials money. Sound advice for anyone reading...
Contractors are people you don't screw around with. Some states, like Texas, allow contractors (even auto repair shops) to put a lien on your property if you do not pay them. The fine print of some Mortgage Loans require that you notify them immediately if any liens are placed on the property. Failure to comply might allow the mortgage lender to force you to buy absurdly priced insurance (like 3x-4x market rate) from their selected insurer. Then you have all the hassle of clearing up the title and being unable to sell the property until things are properly cleaned up.
I've personally had a case where a contractor vanished but all his sub-contractors continued to work and deliver materials. The contractor didn't pay them so we had to. At least the sub-contractors got paid for the work they did do (which was quite excellent). We had to sue the contractor's company and get a judgement. There's nothing to collect, however, and the owner is now in prison. Not because of his dealings with us but because he decided to pretend to be a cop, lure "models" to a hotel, then sexually assault them while threatening arrest. Had to do a double-take on the evening news when his portrait was on the screen along with his full name.
Almost... The media will only hint about it more often when a Republican does it. The slaughter line will actually be just as long.
Changing the DNT request text from: "DNT (Default)" to "DNT (User's Choice)" Now Yahoo! will be ignoring the wishes of the user.
Corn is also a nitrogen hog. The amount of chemical fertilizer needed to grow corn for ethanol is similarly a net waste.