In fact, I received a 12.5% raise only two months ago for job performance.
If your story is right on accurate, then this is truly a travesty. Sitting on the other side of the desk, though, it may have made financial sense to outsource your responsibilities. If you fail, the company has no recourse. If they fail, it's a civil court problem that brings money back to the company. On another thought, they may have underbid your salary.
Although an important thing to have, the responsibility of network security is basically insurance for the company. The fact that they only had one intrusion in 12 months may have made outsourcing that insurance at a cheaper rate a good idea...after all, historically there hasn't been much threat.
This relatively new vaccine protects against Haemophilus Influenza Type B, which can trigger meningitis. Some scientists believe adverse reactions to that inoculation include contraction of the disease.
The HiB vaccine was developed using the same methodologies described in the Ebola article. It is remarkably similar to the thought-process that brought us the Blaster-D/Nachi virus which was to use the "logic" of the first bug to build an anti-bug. Yes, this is how most vaccines are developed. Yes, vaccines can save lives. YES, this vaccine has the potential to be very dangerous and yield the same results as the Blaster-D virus for the poor saps who volunteered for Phase I.
So if the FBI figured out they could use this to as an effortless bugging device, what happens when the state governement realizes they can use this information to prosecute speeders, determine fault in accidents, and track every stop we make on the way into the office? Have we volunteered for the same "around the ankle" tracking device given to those who are on in-house confinement?
oops. Lets try that again:
The candidate vaccine is synthesized using modified, inactivated genes from Ebola virus. This gives the immune system information about viral structures so that it can mount a rapid defense should the real virus ever be encountered. There is no infectious material in the vaccine, and the virus was not present during any stage of the manufacturing process
Is it just me or does this sound remarkably similar to the mentality behind the Blaster-D virus? Sometimes, despite the best intentions, the cure can be as harmful as the problem.
[quote]The candidate vaccine is synthesized using modified, inactivated genes from Ebola virus. This gives the immune system information about viral structures so that it can mount a rapid defense should the real virus ever be encountered. There is no infectious material in the vaccine, and the virus was not present during any stage of the manufacturing process [/quote]
Is it just me or does this sound remarkably similar to the mentality behind the Blaster-D virus? Sometimes, despite the best intentions, the cure can be as harmful as the problem.
I completely agree with you, Matt. I would say the dialogue was certainly lacking in parts. The "one for the gipper" speech delivered by the leader of the mechanized division was...laughable. Compared to the previous two films, it was leaps and bounds better in terms of characterization.
I will admit that I was disappointed with the lack of detail they gave a good portion of the film. I saw several areas that could have been improved upon. I do believe they answered a good many questions, even if in a very terse manor. A lot is left to speculation, they don't go into the detail of explaining the "why" (how ironic) as they did in the first film. Then again, an argument could be made that in the first film they HAD to explain each detail so you would understand the story enough to let yourself get lost in the really outrageous story line to follow. There was very little expiation in the Reloaded and even less in Revolutions. How critical is it to know HOW Agent Smith took over a human host? Not at all! It is enough to just recognize that he could; to build a link between the real world and the machine world? How critical is it to know HOW Neo disabled the Sentinels? Very important and they explain it very simply; his powers are not limited to the matrix! (which is a fact that is somewhat diminished by the fact that he gets his arse handed to him in the real world fight scene).
Long story short: Revolutions is the equivalent of a woman taking her top off in front of you and then asking what you're looking at.
It's worth watching. It is entertaining. It just doesn't lead to the big climax you were hoping for and will be absolutely miserable if you obsess about "what this means about your relationship".
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In fact, I received a 12.5% raise only two months ago for job performance.
If your story is right on accurate, then this is truly a travesty. Sitting on the other side of the desk, though, it may have made financial sense to outsource your responsibilities. If you fail, the company has no recourse. If they fail, it's a civil court problem that brings money back to the company. On another thought, they may have underbid your salary.
Although an important thing to have, the responsibility of network security is basically insurance for the company. The fact that they only had one intrusion in 12 months may have made outsourcing that insurance at a cheaper rate a good idea...after all, historically there hasn't been much threat.
You bet, AC. Let me explain my 1/2 joke to you.
Go to the National Vaccine Information Center or just take this quote and save yourself a long read:
This relatively new vaccine protects against Haemophilus Influenza Type B, which can trigger meningitis. Some scientists believe adverse reactions to that inoculation include contraction of the disease.
The HiB vaccine was developed using the same methodologies described in the Ebola article. It is remarkably similar to the thought-process that brought us the Blaster-D/Nachi virus which was to use the "logic" of the first bug to build an anti-bug. Yes, this is how most vaccines are developed. Yes, vaccines can save lives. YES, this vaccine has the potential to be very dangerous and yield the same results as the Blaster-D virus for the poor saps who volunteered for Phase I.
So if the FBI figured out they could use this to as an effortless bugging device, what happens when the state governement realizes they can use this information to prosecute speeders, determine fault in accidents, and track every stop we make on the way into the office? Have we volunteered for the same "around the ankle" tracking device given to those who are on in-house confinement?
oops. Lets try that again: The candidate vaccine is synthesized using modified, inactivated genes from Ebola virus. This gives the immune system information about viral structures so that it can mount a rapid defense should the real virus ever be encountered. There is no infectious material in the vaccine, and the virus was not present during any stage of the manufacturing process
Is it just me or does this sound remarkably similar to the mentality behind the Blaster-D virus? Sometimes, despite the best intentions, the cure can be as harmful as the problem.
[quote]The candidate vaccine is synthesized using modified, inactivated genes from Ebola virus. This gives the immune system information about viral structures so that it can mount a rapid defense should the real virus ever be encountered. There is no infectious material in the vaccine, and the virus was not present during any stage of the manufacturing process [/quote] Is it just me or does this sound remarkably similar to the mentality behind the Blaster-D virus? Sometimes, despite the best intentions, the cure can be as harmful as the problem.
I completely agree with you, Matt. I would say the dialogue was certainly lacking in parts. The "one for the gipper" speech delivered by the leader of the mechanized division was ...laughable. Compared to the previous two films, it was leaps and bounds better in terms of characterization.
I will admit that I was disappointed with the lack of detail they gave a good portion of the film. I saw several areas that could have been improved upon. I do believe they answered a good many questions, even if in a very terse manor. A lot is left to speculation, they don't go into the detail of explaining the "why" (how ironic) as they did in the first film. Then again, an argument could be made that in the first film they HAD to explain each detail so you would understand the story enough to let yourself get lost in the really outrageous story line to follow. There was very little expiation in the Reloaded and even less in Revolutions. How critical is it to know HOW Agent Smith took over a human host? Not at all! It is enough to just recognize that he could; to build a link between the real world and the machine world? How critical is it to know HOW Neo disabled the Sentinels? Very important and they explain it very simply; his powers are not limited to the matrix! (which is a fact that is somewhat diminished by the fact that he gets his arse handed to him in the real world fight scene).
Long story short: Revolutions is the equivalent of a woman taking her top off in front of you and then asking what you're looking at.
It's worth watching. It is entertaining. It just doesn't lead to the big climax you were hoping for and will be absolutely miserable if you obsess about "what this means about your relationship".