How true, how true. I'm more interested in corporate/government applications for refreshing machines across the enterprise, but we all know it'll take 3-5 years just top upgrade everyone to Windows 7, much less Windows 8.
Silicon Valley and other islands of technology define their economic model by success in the marketplace, not by the manipulations of ivy league finance wizards.
Agreed. Companies that don't need political protection to survive, don't need favors from politicians, nor seek value by political manipulation of the marketplace don't need to be Occupied. Now can someone tell me about the Occupy movement's actual goals and desired outcomes? It seems to me that without an end in mind, this movement could be corrupted and taken over by celebs just like the Tea Party.
Climate change linked changes to agriculture has greatly influenced society. The Medieval Warm Period led to an explosion of population, which led to Viking Raids for lands and plunder. The ending of Viking Raids and the glut of soldiers led to the Crusades - remember, the Moors conquered the Holy Land well before the first Crusade. The mini-Ice Age has been linked to everything from literature to the American Revolution. Likewise, periods of population growth led to plague outbreaks which curtailed populations prior to the 1960s and mass vaccinations. Now most civilians believe the flu is a nuisance disease. No one remembers the pandemic of the 60s or the quarantines of the early United States.
After all, Facebook boy would probably happily spend millions to get his federal income taxes - all $300.18 that he paid - refunded to him.
I bet he goes for both parties as a lot of PACs do today. Why limit yourself, when both parties are equally malleable? All he has to do is make a case for job creation and the politicians will line up to hear his pitch (after collecting the checks of course).
The more interesting statistic is the percentage of "religious" people who think that there is conflict.
After having read the article, I am not convinced that the questions asked showed that there was common ground at all. It may well be that scientists recognise that religion and science are orthogonal and therefore do not conflict.
I'd add: How many political people find great conflict between religion and science. Especially those who base their moral values on science - pseudo atheists.
As the US sinks into a Progressive oblivion over the next 20 years NASA's budget will shrink along with the DoD, the EPA, the FDA, HUD, etc. Humanoid robots might be the only way the US has a place in future space exploration.
Shame really. We used to lead the world. Now the Fed is becoming a poorly run pension and insurance company with an enormous board of directors and the worst balance sheet in both industries. Somewhere along the 70s we went the wrong way.
$2B for a measely 500kwh? Pathetic! Solar just won't cut it. It's a technology for sunny states, but not so much for the rest of the nation. Shame GreenPeace isn't allowing cold states to develop alternate energy solutions that work in states with weather.
Nahh, Green Peace hates Yucca Mtn. They oppose everything except wind, solar, and 18th century farming techniques. We'll end up with slag heaps of un-recycled nuclear waste for the next 300 years, when we should have recycled the waste and turned it into lower level wastes with shorter half lives.
Degree costs are going up. Does it make sense to acquire a $50K college degree for a job that pays $30K, then purchase a $20K car loan, then add the standard cost of living to that amount? There are people in their late 40s and early 50s who are still struggling with the undergrad student loans, never mind the almost-mandatory master's degree loan. Gen X, Gen Y, etc all have increasing levels of personal debt at younger ages. Our public debt exceeds GDP and that won't change for the next 30 to 50 years. How much debt can a nation stand before we collapse USSR style?
How many doctors want a machine second guessing their decisions? The move towards HMOs and the limits these new organizations placed on doctors drove many docs out of the practice.
If a Watson-generated recommendation is followed, can Dr Watson be sued for mal-practice? What about IBM?
If Watson is to be used, I'd recommend using it as a data collection and retrieval tool. Pulling relevant patient records is difficult. From what I've noticed in doctors' offices, the systems they use are clunky and difficult to input let alone retrieve data..
Using technology like Watson to generate trends and recommend cost saving procedures could play a huge part in actually reducing healthcare costs. If a cheaper procedure or course of treatment is more effective, the collection and analysis of medical data could generate the best recommendations.
You've got a good start. You identified what assets you have and what functions your server currently provides. Before you start talking to your company's other stake holders you need to perform an honest needs, wants, and culture assessment. Here's where to go next:
* Is my company willing to spend money, or am I in a "cheap is best" scenario?
* Can I become the IT guy without getting into trouble for reducing my contributions to the company's bottom line?
* What kind of budget do I have (if any)?
* How many man hours per week am I willing to devote to being "that IT guy?"
* Are my current suite of services functioning properly?
* Do I have enough drive space?
* What is the state of my software licenses and my hardware warranties?
* Are we using FileMaker Server? If so, who is developing it and are they willing to keep that role? If we aren't do we need it?
That's not a flaw. That is the second rule of capitalism.
1. Eventually, everything becomes a commodity.
2. You can only sell an item for what someone else is willing to pay (hence marketing, emotions, etc).
You wouldn't pay much for Facebook, but others will pay more for Facebook. That follows rule 2. The fact that another social network will eventually come along and topple Facebook follows Rule 1 and Rule 2. Its how the marketplace destroys the weak and the over grown companies.
In a soon to be college orientation: "Look to your left. Look to your right. Those with free XBoxes will likely fail out by mid-term. The rest of you will still be here."
Simple. You say "No problem. It will cost $X to implement this system change." The CEO can either pay for it, or not pay for it. I'm willing to bet the "bring your own device" movement isn't the free for all some people are describing. We live in an age where data theft is commonplace. Security is more important than ever before. Any company that values its reputation will come off the rails if the customer base looses that company's trust.
Several prominent conservative politicians are avid Mac users and have been for decades. That Apple targets the urban, college educated (and presumably less cash strapped or less debt conscious) consumer is not surprise. Since the original Macintosh, Apple has always been a niche computer maker. The iPod and the iPhone are the company's only successful forays into the common consumer market.
I say it all boils down to personal preferences and how much cash you're wiling to spend on the machine. The current versions of each OS have narrowed the interface differences quite a bit, although OS X has the advantage of consistency over decades where Windows has changed in meaningful (to the consumer) ways with every version.
This logging should be made clear in the end user license agreement. If this data is for apple-only services (like lost phone tracking), it should be protected from malicious apps and ad generating apps by policy and through encryption.
Otherwise, slashdot.org may have to make a Steve Jobs-as-Borg icon for future Apple related posts.
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How true, how true. I'm more interested in corporate/government applications for refreshing machines across the enterprise, but we all know it'll take 3-5 years just top upgrade everyone to Windows 7, much less Windows 8.
Silicon Valley and other islands of technology define their economic model by success in the marketplace, not by the manipulations of ivy league finance wizards.
Agreed. Companies that don't need political protection to survive, don't need favors from politicians, nor seek value by political manipulation of the marketplace don't need to be Occupied.
Now can someone tell me about the Occupy movement's actual goals and desired outcomes?
It seems to me that without an end in mind, this movement could be corrupted and taken over by celebs just like the Tea Party.
Climate change linked changes to agriculture has greatly influenced society. The Medieval Warm Period led to an explosion of population, which led to Viking Raids for lands and plunder. The ending of Viking Raids and the glut of soldiers led to the Crusades - remember, the Moors conquered the Holy Land well before the first Crusade. The mini-Ice Age has been linked to everything from literature to the American Revolution. Likewise, periods of population growth led to plague outbreaks which curtailed populations prior to the 1960s and mass vaccinations. Now most civilians believe the flu is a nuisance disease. No one remembers the pandemic of the 60s or the quarantines of the early United States.
After all, Facebook boy would probably happily spend millions to get his federal income taxes - all $300.18 that he paid - refunded to him.
I bet he goes for both parties as a lot of PACs do today. Why limit yourself, when both parties are equally malleable? All he has to do is make a case for job creation and the politicians will line up to hear his pitch (after collecting the checks of course).
Yet another example of something the US can no longer afford. I wonder how we'll like living in a post-US, post-Western world?
The more interesting statistic is the percentage of "religious" people who think that there is conflict. After having read the article, I am not convinced that the questions asked showed that there was common ground at all. It may well be that scientists recognise that religion and science are orthogonal and therefore do not conflict.
I'd add: How many political people find great conflict between religion and science. Especially those who base their moral values on science - pseudo atheists.
Eventually Scotty will come up with a way around it at Kirk's behest.
Isn't it amazing what a few thousand dollars in campaign contributions will do?
Yeah, this is crony capitalism at its best. Even more obvious than Healthcare Reform / Obamacare.
As the US sinks into a Progressive oblivion over the next 20 years NASA's budget will shrink along with the DoD, the EPA, the FDA, HUD, etc. Humanoid robots might be the only way the US has a place in future space exploration.
Shame really. We used to lead the world. Now the Fed is becoming a poorly run pension and insurance company with an enormous board of directors and the worst balance sheet in both industries. Somewhere along the 70s we went the wrong way.
Well, I know why Barney Frank is behind the bill: News Article
How many journalists said US Special Forces had killed the President when they meant to say Bin Laden, then giggled about their screw up?
Were any of these professional journalists in trouble? No. Why is this news?
$2B for a measely 500kwh? Pathetic! Solar just won't cut it. It's a technology for sunny states, but not so much for the rest of the nation. Shame GreenPeace isn't allowing cold states to develop alternate energy solutions that work in states with weather.
Nahh, Green Peace hates Yucca Mtn. They oppose everything except wind, solar, and 18th century farming techniques. We'll end up with slag heaps of un-recycled nuclear waste for the next 300 years, when we should have recycled the waste and turned it into lower level wastes with shorter half lives.
I wonder how successful China will be in ultra totalitarian Myanmar? I can't see that regime desiring large amounts of trade and people movement.
Degree costs are going up. Does it make sense to acquire a $50K college degree for a job that pays $30K, then purchase a $20K car loan, then add the standard cost of living to that amount? There are people in their late 40s and early 50s who are still struggling with the undergrad student loans, never mind the almost-mandatory master's degree loan. Gen X, Gen Y, etc all have increasing levels of personal debt at younger ages. Our public debt exceeds GDP and that won't change for the next 30 to 50 years. How much debt can a nation stand before we collapse USSR style?
How many doctors want a machine second guessing their decisions? The move towards HMOs and the limits these new organizations placed on doctors drove many docs out of the practice.
If a Watson-generated recommendation is followed, can Dr Watson be sued for mal-practice? What about IBM?
If Watson is to be used, I'd recommend using it as a data collection and retrieval tool. Pulling relevant patient records is difficult. From what I've noticed in doctors' offices, the systems they use are clunky and difficult to input let alone retrieve data..
Using technology like Watson to generate trends and recommend cost saving procedures could play a huge part in actually reducing healthcare costs. If a cheaper procedure or course of treatment is more effective, the collection and analysis of medical data could generate the best recommendations.
You've got a good start. You identified what assets you have and what functions your server currently provides. Before you start talking to your company's other stake holders you need to perform an honest needs, wants, and culture assessment. Here's where to go next:
* Is my company willing to spend money, or am I in a "cheap is best" scenario?
* Can I become the IT guy without getting into trouble for reducing my contributions to the company's bottom line?
* What kind of budget do I have (if any)?
* How many man hours per week am I willing to devote to being "that IT guy?"
* Are my current suite of services functioning properly?
* Do I have enough drive space?
* What is the state of my software licenses and my hardware warranties?
* Are we using FileMaker Server? If so, who is developing it and are they willing to keep that role? If we aren't do we need it?
That's not a flaw. That is the second rule of capitalism.
1. Eventually, everything becomes a commodity.
2. You can only sell an item for what someone else is willing to pay (hence marketing, emotions, etc).
You wouldn't pay much for Facebook, but others will pay more for Facebook. That follows rule 2.
The fact that another social network will eventually come along and topple Facebook follows Rule 1 and Rule 2. Its how the marketplace destroys the weak and the over grown companies.
In a soon to be college orientation: "Look to your left. Look to your right. Those with free XBoxes will likely fail out by mid-term. The rest of you will still be here."
Simple. You say "No problem. It will cost $X to implement this system change." The CEO can either pay for it, or not pay for it. I'm willing to bet the "bring your own device" movement isn't the free for all some people are describing. We live in an age where data theft is commonplace. Security is more important than ever before. Any company that values its reputation will come off the rails if the customer base looses that company's trust.
Who knows, this may be a case of "lier lier" like the phantom tracking software story from last month.
Samsung Laptop Keylogger
I have as much sent electronically as possible. I don't have a legal need to provide proof, so I don't keep the extra paper.
Who cares? So long as they keep delicious running. I've tried others but nothing compares to delicious!
Several prominent conservative politicians are avid Mac users and have been for decades. That Apple targets the urban, college educated (and presumably less cash strapped or less debt conscious) consumer is not surprise. Since the original Macintosh, Apple has always been a niche computer maker. The iPod and the iPhone are the company's only successful forays into the common consumer market.
I say it all boils down to personal preferences and how much cash you're wiling to spend on the machine. The current versions of each OS have narrowed the interface differences quite a bit, although OS X has the advantage of consistency over decades where Windows has changed in meaningful (to the consumer) ways with every version.
This logging should be made clear in the end user license agreement. If this data is for apple-only services (like lost phone tracking), it should be protected from malicious apps and ad generating apps by policy and through encryption.
Otherwise, slashdot.org may have to make a Steve Jobs-as-Borg icon for future Apple related posts.