If you know you're getting fired, just don't work very hard.
I'd just goof off until they can you, or simply don't do a good job training, they didn't hire you as a trainer did they?
Worst case they're gonna fire you. If you were attempting to do this new training job you have a few arguements. They knew they were going to fire you, just wanted to save severance. Constructive dismissal, you're not a trainer you're a ?????, they just threw you into a job they KNEW you weren't qualified for to have an excuse to fire you.
I heard google was buying up all sorts of surplus network capacity.
If the cable companies start to choke off access maybe google would simply provide access to their own network. With google office, gmail etc all running nice and fast, it could be very competative against those who would restrict network performance.
Maybe google is just setting up to be the "saviour of the internet", and lock people in, perhaps even better than MS.
Sheesh I learned this "truth" at about 7. I was saving for an expensive toy, as I had many times before. My parents felt bad that I was working so hard and just gave it to me. I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I normally would have.
Took me another decade before I felt sorry for the kids that were handed everything. Then I realized you need to balance being given and earning things to appreciate them.
In programming, we have learned to follow strict development disciplines to eliminate most errors. Uhh no we haven't, most software like most spreadsheets have lots of bugs.
Personally I construct my spreadsheets in small logical steps, with comments using clearly laid out input and outputs to each formula and portion of the sheet. I then hide these sheets or portions of the sheet. I then run a few test cases testing nominal and boundary value performance, including invalid input (which should be rejected)
Tort liability DOES apply to car accidents, however many or most jurisdictions made explicit laws screwing with liability.
If somone doesn't label bleach properly (with the poison/corrosive icons) you could probaly claim they were negligent in informing you of the risks, particularly since you're not following the standard practice in the industry.
If I damage your property, I'm liable for damages. Doesn't matter that there is no contract.
I imagine such a law would result in people identifying the intended use of their software as something that "provides no function beyond consuming storage space" and other weasely BS to get out of it. In many jurisdictions consumer protection law throws out liability or warranty disclaimers (waivers, whatever, go hire a real lawyer.)
The origional post makes some comments that sharing memory... the smallest hiccups can fail a process or botch data results. Sounds like bad design, or a known design trade off. Quite reasonable, when on a slow link, until I know better assume the data I have is correct, if it isn't throw it out and start over. Not wildly different than branch prediction or other approaches to this type of information.
'When you get into application-layer clustering, milliseconds of latency can have an impact on performance,' Faster is faster, not really a shocking concept.
They found it was inconvenient to prove someone did something before punishing them. Much easier to simply accuse and punish, how else can they prosecute thought crime.
Seizure and liquidation of the property of people accused but never convicted of a crime does happen, and has for a long time.
Criminal justice reform is unlikely to happen because people see this as soft on crime, they just want to punish someone there is little political incentive to work on making sure they get the right person. Plus when there is a wrongful conviction, they just blame the defendants lawyer.
It takes very little time for the mirror to flip out of the way. If you're concerned about the vibration from the mirror you should be using a tripod and then mirror prefire is an option.
Thompson tells 9 News he hopes retailers do end up in court so often, they will choose to stop selling violent games altogether.
Great idea, lets just harass people until they do what we want.
The interesting thing is that the use the excuse of protecting minors to push these laws, while the real goal is to prevent the games from existing at all.
I remember using a "Spaceball" in 3D CAD back in the mid 90's and it wasn't that new then. I never understood why they didn't catch on as they worked quite well.
You simply had a rigid ball and you had to move it the way you wanted your part to move, push, pull, twist etc.
The arguement that the freedom doesn't exist if a specific person can't currently use it the way they wish isn't valid.
I have freedom of speech even if nobody wants to listen. As for Free software, I am free to change it, or have another change it. The simple fact that I don't exercise this freedom doesn't mean it somehow doesn't exist.
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If you know you're getting fired, just don't work very hard.
I'd just goof off until they can you, or simply don't do a good job training, they didn't hire you as a trainer did they?
Worst case they're gonna fire you. If you were attempting to do this new training job you have a few arguements.
They knew they were going to fire you, just wanted to save severance.
Constructive dismissal, you're not a trainer you're a ?????, they just threw you into a job they KNEW you weren't qualified for to have an excuse to fire you.
all BS
I see Wireless mesh + bittorrent as a good last mile solution.
When someone creates a good mesh system last mile can take care of itself.
If there is some 'karma' measurement to reward those who properly share and forward in the mesh I think it will become workable.
I heard google was buying up all sorts of surplus network capacity.
If the cable companies start to choke off access maybe google would simply provide access to their own network.
With google office, gmail etc all running nice and fast, it could be very competative against those who would restrict network performance.
Maybe google is just setting up to be the "saviour of the internet", and lock people in, perhaps even better than MS.
Simple, you fine the child, but their guardian is responsible to pay the fine.
I say fine the store, they are guaranteed to be there for the transaction. Works for booze, guns, porn, gambling, movies, why not games too?
How does documentation affect the uptime of a server?
You need documentation to make changes, not to leave the server alone.
If you're making changes you're not measuring the reliability of the OS/software, you're measuring software and admin performance.
Sheesh I learned this "truth" at about 7.
I was saving for an expensive toy, as I had many times before. My parents felt bad that I was working so hard and just gave it to me.
I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I normally would have.
Took me another decade before I felt sorry for the kids that were handed everything. Then I realized you need to balance being given and earning things to appreciate them.
In programming, we have learned to follow strict development disciplines to eliminate most errors.
Uhh no we haven't, most software like most spreadsheets have lots of bugs.
Personally I construct my spreadsheets in small logical steps, with comments using clearly laid out input and outputs to each formula and portion of the sheet.
I then hide these sheets or portions of the sheet.
I then run a few test cases testing nominal and boundary value performance, including invalid input (which should be rejected)
Sort of like many other programs actually.
Tort liability DOES apply to car accidents, however many or most jurisdictions made explicit laws screwing with liability.
If somone doesn't label bleach properly (with the poison/corrosive icons) you could probaly claim they were negligent in informing you of the risks, particularly since you're not following the standard practice in the industry.
You don't need a contract to be liable.
If I damage your property, I'm liable for damages.
Doesn't matter that there is no contract.
I imagine such a law would result in people identifying the intended use of their software as something that "provides no function beyond consuming storage space" and other weasely BS to get out of it.
In many jurisdictions consumer protection law throws out liability or warranty disclaimers (waivers, whatever, go hire a real lawyer.)
Novice investors shouldn't use such a strategy.
Particularly since IPO's are guaranteed to go up.
They bought shares of a company at IPO at a specific price.
They have to pay for those shares they bought at that price.
I think IPO's are generally unsuitable for novice investors.
I would bet the customers not willing to pay were fully expecting quick easy money with no risk.
Those who participate in get rich quick schemes deserve what they get.
Buy 2 drives, use the second one for backup.
Put it in a USB adapter and use rysync.
Quick, easy, cheap.
You mean like the "investment" seminars on how to get rich in real estate, or with our day trading program, or in commodities.
The origional post makes some comments that ... the smallest hiccups can fail a process or botch data results.
sharing memory
Sounds like bad design, or a known design trade off.
Quite reasonable, when on a slow link, until I know better assume the data I have is correct, if it isn't throw it out and start over. Not wildly different than branch prediction or other approaches to this type of information.
'When you get into application-layer clustering, milliseconds of latency can have an impact on performance,'
Faster is faster, not really a shocking concept.
People do stuff because they can do that stuff.
Ideally they do it because the trade offs are acceptable.
In software there is some that is very buggy, some that is nearly bug free. This is mostly driven by what the customer is willing to tolerate.
Sorry innocent until proven guilty is obsolete.
They found it was inconvenient to prove someone did something before punishing them.
Much easier to simply accuse and punish, how else can they prosecute thought crime.
Seizure and liquidation of the property of people accused but never convicted of a crime does happen, and has for a long time.
Criminal justice reform is unlikely to happen because people see this as soft on crime, they just want to punish someone there is little political incentive to work on making sure they get the right person.
Plus when there is a wrongful conviction, they just blame the defendants lawyer.
It sounds like a funny answer, but really it isn't that unusual.
It's surprising how much is available when you just ask the right way.
Being at the right place at the right time and simply asking "can I help out" can really get you places.
It takes very little time for the mirror to flip out of the way.
If you're concerned about the vibration from the mirror you should be using a tripod and then mirror prefire is an option.
You want a fast camera, get a SLR.
The entry level models are all very fast with good quality.
They tend to be memory card speed limited.
They can turn on almost instantly.
Actually one of the problematic provisions is that you must provide your key. Even if it is no longer in your possession.
From a different article
http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=4888522
Thompson tells 9 News he hopes retailers do end up in court so often, they will choose to stop selling violent games altogether.
Great idea, lets just harass people until they do what we want.
The interesting thing is that the use the excuse of protecting minors to push these laws, while the real goal is to prevent the games from existing at all.
Why close programs.
If you use it often enough for the startup time to annoy you, why close it?
Just leave it minimized somewhere and let it swap out.
With lots of swap and multiple desktops I don't understand this obsession with closing every little program if you're not using it for a few minutes.
I remember using a "Spaceball" in 3D CAD back in the mid 90's and it wasn't that new then.
I never understood why they didn't catch on as they worked quite well.
You simply had a rigid ball and you had to move it the way you wanted your part to move, push, pull, twist etc.
To me it's worth the money I would have spent on a cab to have them pick me up.
Why not just go to enterprise pay $20-30?
I like that they wash the car, do an inspection and pick you up for free. Also if I'm late, I just get charged a new rate.
I lack the skills to modify the software I use.
The arguement that the freedom doesn't exist if a specific person can't currently use it the way they wish isn't valid.
I have freedom of speech even if nobody wants to listen.
As for Free software, I am free to change it, or have another change it. The simple fact that I don't exercise this freedom doesn't mean it somehow doesn't exist.