"This sounds a little more suss though. Why load those particular files onto a USB stick to remove from the office. Internal and external secured networks, no need for sneaker net https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org] this is not a decade or more ago, absolutely no need to carry them any where,"
My point was that Nobel-prize winning technology on average is 20-30 years old, usually older than the people applying it to solve problems, so it ain't that revolutionary usually. In this specific case it's only news from 4 years ago.
I use Nobel-Prize winning technology antibiotics to combat my bacterial lung infection after my doctor used Nobel-prize winning x-ray technology to diagnose it.
"Having lived through 50 winters, I beg to differ. Michigan gets you snow, certainly. The staggering variety of ice, snow, and bitter cold makes driving here truly inhospitable."
You're right. They just want to stick it to the automobile industry on their home turf.
"Dude, that's like saying we should ban the color red because that's the color of commies and if we keep looking at red we'll at one day think that Communism is a fine idea."
Ahem, we can't ever use a red baseball cap again, and it's not the commies' fault.
"I don't see why this is news. It is common for large companies to dump their bottom 5% of performers annually. Some even dump their bottom 10%. Of course, this is no fun if you are one of the ones impacted."
Somebody seems to think it's 'news for nerds' I presume.
Hardly, his granddad operated a whorehouse in Klondike after having fled military service, I guess none-spurs weren't invented yet. So the apple didn't fall far from the family tree.
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Lots of Hollywood horror stories about sex predators masking as producer and directors.
"This sounds a little more suss though. Why load those particular files onto a USB stick to remove from the office. Internal and external secured networks, no need for sneaker net https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org] this is not a decade or more ago, absolutely no need to carry them any where,"
The word you're looking for is 'stupidity'.
My point was that Nobel-prize winning technology on average is 20-30 years old, usually older than the people applying it to solve problems, so it ain't that revolutionary usually.
In this specific case it's only news from 4 years ago.
I use Nobel-Prize winning technology antibiotics to combat my bacterial lung infection after my doctor used Nobel-prize winning x-ray technology to diagnose it.
In the UK, USB sticks with sensitive or secret info always have to be forgotten in an underground car, it's the law.
Guy is stupid
Guy gets fired.
Just because somehow a new gadget is involved, doesn't make in news, only for the yellow press perhaps.
"overall prices have dropped very slightly -- about 1 percent "
Most groceries/supermarkets/discounters have less than 1% profit margin, at least in Europe.
Can't I not just put tonic in my gin?
It will be a dupe of a dupe anyway.
"Starting next month, people will be able to click "View Ads"
Why would anybody do that?
I'd click on a button saying:" Never see any ads in your life again" but certainly not on one saying "View ads".
They are good in fighting human viruses just not in fighting cyber ones.
In all of the EU, the warranty will be 2 years, even in GB, for now.
"Having lived through 50 winters, I beg to differ.
Michigan gets you snow, certainly. The staggering variety of ice, snow, and bitter cold makes driving here truly inhospitable."
You're right. They just want to stick it to the automobile industry on their home turf.
"Can it get a driver's license? "
Sure, any woman in Saudi Arabia can.
You're a bit behind, not only on the news.
"Our "AI" isn't even at the intelligence of a clever mouse yet."
I'd pay for a stupid mouse one.
"Dude, that's like saying we should ban the color red because that's the color of commies and if we keep looking at red we'll at one day think that Communism is a fine idea."
Ahem, we can't ever use a red baseball cap again, and it's not the commies' fault.
"Ever use the number zero? How about Algebra? The "Al" prefix and the Arabic word "Al" aren't coincidences."
You should have mentioned Alcohol, chances are greater that he used that one, compared to Algebra.
"So where are the other old guys?"
In a retirement home, fixing dBASE III+ programs for the staff.
I always knew it.
"I don't see why this is news. It is common for large companies to dump their bottom 5% of performers annually. Some even dump their bottom 10%. Of course, this is no fun if you are one of the ones impacted."
Somebody seems to think it's 'news for nerds' I presume.
"You can't fire someone for talking about starting an union."
Not quite. You can't _tell_ a person you fire that it is because he tried to start a union.
"but i AM a $50k IT employee in California you insensitive clod!!"
I you had a Master in music, you could get a job at Equifax.
"Whenever you give iPhone apps permission to access your camera, the app can surreptitiously take pictures and videos "
I'm flabbergasted, next you'll tell us if I give them permission to use the microphone, they can listen to us.
"Seriously, the author is worried about spending a tiny bit more at Walmart because school kids in China now get cleaner air?"
You mean the school kids working in those factories?
"Moscow Donald has disgraced his family"
Hardly, his granddad operated a whorehouse in Klondike after having fled military service, I guess none-spurs weren't invented yet.
So the apple didn't fall far from the family tree.