I was going to say that someone is always looking in the NCR, but the AC post already demonstrated that. As for me, I'm a general purpose Network Engineer who is now a Project Manager. Also, I'm only interested in overseas positions since I don't like living in Northern Virginia (even though I'm a native) and I really like the tax free set aside and living allowances - ka-ching!
4) Low Rates - Combined with the large overhead requirements above, is a problem. Trying finding competent technical help in DC.
It is possible to find competent technical help in the National Capitol Region, but finding competent technical help with clearances who are willing to face one of the world's worst commutes and pay them enough to cover their over $650,000 mortgages is difficult.
That's amusing hyperbole, but you have a point there. I believe that the US is risking becoming the "shiny wrapping paper gulag", where "consumers" are given tons of wonderful choices, but people are treated like crap.
I also subscribe to Dish TV, and this was a "plus" for getting their service. Unfortunately, my local cable company is hopeless, so I may just cancel the whole thing and connect up some FTA satellite equipment I have.
As for TiVo, I really don't see how they can survive without licensing the technology to Dish TV, Direct TV, and others. If TiVo is bundled with my existing equipment, I may pay for the service; however, if I have to purchase another damn box and have another bill to keep track of, then I definitely won't. It isn't just Charlie Ergin and the other Dish TV Senior Management to need to play nice; TiVo should realize that they may get one big payment from Dish TV, but they also want lots of little monthly payments from Dish TV customers who already have the PVRs.
You are right, it is, and they do. You can even buy pork products in some of the supermarkets (in a secluded part of the store).
Every Thursday night, the Saudis drive to Bahrain for shopping and entertainment. The joke is, "Allah cannot see across the causeway."
The Bahraini, for the most part, are fairly open-minded, friendly, and are more interested in doing business than discussing politics or causing trouble.
I know a few things about Bahrain since I lived there for a while. Your question makes sense, but I don't think that it is the reason that Google Earth is being restricted. My best guess is that Bahrain has an OC-12 to Saudi and a few satellite links.
You are assuming that government workers and their sycophant contractors are competent - they aren't. For the most part, the government workers are either egomaniacs, or lazy, or both and the contractors are dishonest, or incapable, or both. Fortunately, there are exceptions, but they are rare.
Why don't they have more generators? Simple, because it is a lot "sexier" to say you have a bunch of Cray supercomputers than one supercomputer and a few backup generators.
Focussing on spelling and grammar, while obviously the person in question wants to debate the content of what he said, is pretty weak. If it's done in a manner which isn't anything but denigrading, it's even far worse.
You make some good points, but think of the grammar corrections as a further opportunity to improve your mastery of a foreign language. Too many people on/. get very defensive and start ranting about "grammar nazis" when someone corrects their mistakes. I don't get upset when someone corrects my Spanish or Italian (or my English either).
I really enjoyed this part, "Click Monkeys!!(TM) is a Ukrainian company and the giant tanker ship click farm we have stationed just outside U.S. waters off the coast of San Francisco is registered at a Ukrainian berth so we're not subject to any U.S. laws!"
I can't wait to hear about the upcoming joint venture between Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, and the U.S. Navy.
But did anybody check for vandalism of pages about bears?
I did, and this is what I found under the sub-heading Politics and culture,
Humorist Stephen Colbert frequently attacks bears as "godless killing machines mobilized against humanity" and "merciless assassins" on his satirical television program The Colbert Report. Bears frequently come in at number one on the "Threatdown" as the single greatest threat to the security of the United States.
So, the entry appears "unvandalized" overall, but the reference to The Colbert Report is there.
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I was going to say that someone is always looking in the NCR, but the AC post already demonstrated that. As for me, I'm a general purpose Network Engineer who is now a Project Manager. Also, I'm only interested in overseas positions since I don't like living in Northern Virginia (even though I'm a native) and I really like the tax free set aside and living allowances - ka-ching!
4) Low Rates - Combined with the large overhead requirements above, is a problem. Trying finding competent technical help in DC.
It is possible to find competent technical help in the National Capitol Region, but finding competent technical help with clearances who are willing to face one of the world's worst commutes and pay them enough to cover their over $650,000 mortgages is difficult.
Black Tuesday was October 29th, 1929. You must be thinking of another "black" day.
But think of all of the 1337 Hax0rs that Consumer Reports is depriving of employment?!
Oh wait a minute, maybe that is who they hired. Never mind.
That's amusing hyperbole, but you have a point there. I believe that the US is risking becoming the "shiny wrapping paper gulag", where "consumers" are given tons of wonderful choices, but people are treated like crap.
If you can't compete on product and service, you deserve to go out of business.
How did this statement get modded as "Flamebait"? It is a basic business axiom.
TiVo won a lawsuit, but they didn't win any new customers yet.
As for TiVo, I really don't see how they can survive without licensing the technology to Dish TV, Direct TV, and others. If TiVo is bundled with my existing equipment, I may pay for the service; however, if I have to purchase another damn box and have another bill to keep track of, then I definitely won't. It isn't just Charlie Ergin and the other Dish TV Senior Management to need to play nice; TiVo should realize that they may get one big payment from Dish TV, but they also want lots of little monthly payments from Dish TV customers who already have the PVRs.
Wow, a rational argument, you must be new here.
Could it ever work? Would we ever try this tactic?
No, and no.
You are right, it is, and they do. You can even buy pork products in some of the supermarkets (in a secluded part of the store).
Every Thursday night, the Saudis drive to Bahrain for shopping and entertainment. The joke is, "Allah cannot see across the causeway."
The Bahraini, for the most part, are fairly open-minded, friendly, and are more interested in doing business than discussing politics or causing trouble.
The Bahraini know they share the island with these guys - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_5th_Fle et.
They don't need Google Earth to find the base. This is probably the whim of some Minister of Information / TRA or some such nonsense.
This site is up - http://english.bna.bh/
As are most of the other government agency sites - http://www.newarabia.net/Bahrain_ministry.htm
Next time, try not to be such a sensationalist over one dead link.
I know a few things about Bahrain since I lived there for a while. Your question makes sense, but I don't think that it is the reason that Google Earth is being restricted. My best guess is that Bahrain has an OC-12 to Saudi and a few satellite links.
I predict a flamewar breaking out as a result of the parent post.
You are assuming that government workers and their sycophant contractors are competent - they aren't. For the most part, the government workers are either egomaniacs, or lazy, or both and the contractors are dishonest, or incapable, or both. Fortunately, there are exceptions, but they are rare.
Why don't they have more generators? Simple, because it is a lot "sexier" to say you have a bunch of Cray supercomputers than one supercomputer and a few backup generators.
...and now it was just modded up by Stanford University.
He's going to be Carly Fiorina's running mate.
I do; how about "Fascists"?
Welcome to /. You must be new here.
You make some good points, but think of the grammar corrections as a further opportunity to improve your mastery of a foreign language. Too many people on /. get very defensive and start ranting about "grammar nazis" when someone corrects their mistakes. I don't get upset when someone corrects my Spanish or Italian (or my English either).
I see you didn't jump into DoD Contracting after the IT/Telecom bubble burst.
"Click Monkeys!!(TM) is a Ukrainian company and the giant tanker ship click farm we have stationed just outside U.S. waters off the coast of San Francisco is registered at a Ukrainian berth so we're not subject to any U.S. laws!"
I can't wait to hear about the upcoming joint venture between Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, and the U.S. Navy.
The plans are probably in the same place as the missing Moon landing video tapes. Have you checked with the cleaning staff?
I did, and this is what I found under the sub-heading Politics and culture,
So, the entry appears "unvandalized" overall, but the reference to The Colbert Report is there.
Can you imagine a beowulf cluster of these? It could be used as a Polka trainer!