40 hours per week out of 168 is for work. The rest is for you to do with as you please (employment drug testing aside). 40 hours is still a lot of time to spend doing something you hate. So you have to be somewhat selective. But you can still seek fulfillment elsewhere.
In individualist capitalist societies
The trade off is that capitalism neither controls nor subsidizes social structures outside of work. If you don't like that, look at all the options someplace like the Soviet Union offered its citizens.
Because there is nothing that will trigger the seething rage of waterfront property owners like having someone slip their own 'house' in front of them.
What ever happened to those Google barges? Just set up some floating dormitories and anchor them in S.F. Bay. Maybe just off the beach at the Presidio. Right in you know who's view.
Poles are usually installed* by the power company (when power is one of the utilities sharing the poles). Power goes above all other utilities and is usually put up first. Then everyone builds down from there.
*Ownership of the pole is often transferred to a privately owned real estate holding company and then leased back to investor-owned utilities. This is to circumvent regulations on utility ROI limits in some states.
Starbucks' mobile payment solution is more popular
Not with people like me. Stuck behind someone trying to reload an account. Or doing the iPhone shake, trying to get the reader to recognize a screen barcode.
availability of adequate internet access a part of the lease
Lease. There's a part of your problem. It's going to be difficult to get a broadband provider to make investments to capture customers with a high turn over rate.
But it's not a bad idea. In my neighborhood, we were facing a refusal by Verizon to run DSL. And they would screw with any CLECs trying to lease lines. Reason: They had a 'no compete' agreement with Comcast. Verizon didn't offer broadband and Comcast (although they offered in in a three-way package) would not provide phone service. And throttle VoIP providers they caught on their system.
The solution was to have a word with some real estate agents. Lack of decent broadband could result in property being devalued in the neighborhood. Particularly to home buyers living within spitting distance of Microsoft. Within a couple of years, Verizon changed policy and installed fiber in the area.
You just need to find a better connected set of crooks than the telecoms to fight for your side.
Same reason male peacocks have large and colorful tails. It's a demonstration of fitness. If you can afford to waste resources on pure appearance, you must be an exceptional specimen.
If you take it further, and cull out anyone with any negative relations with law enforcement,
And if you grew up in a town where law enforcement is cozy with the "faith groups" and you are not, you've probably got a few points against you going in to a background check. But this isn't as much of a problem as you might think (or wasn't when I went through the process). The FBI* considers most of these police forces and courts as a bunch of hillbilly hicks, and takes what they say with a grain of salt.
*I have no idea what the situation/policies are like now that OPM has taken over responsibilities for background investigations. Other than their contracting out most of the work has turned into a security shit-show. And placed responsibility for vetting people like contractors in the hands of the same people selling contracting services to the State Dept, DoD, etc.
A number of these genetic testing firms are specifically in the business of tracking ancestry. And their customers are interested in discovering lost relatives and other similar links. They will consent without problems. Because this is the service they are buying. Medical testing: That's a different issue and probably falls under HIPPA rules.
The problem in the case of the Golden State killer is that the police used DNA testing to identify a relative of his. And then did additional work to identify him, given the shortened list of suspects. I don't know how one would go about protecting their privacy if it involves links to relatives who happily give up theirs.
Slashdot Mirror
The only social institute that remains is work.
40 hours per week out of 168 is for work. The rest is for you to do with as you please (employment drug testing aside). 40 hours is still a lot of time to spend doing something you hate. So you have to be somewhat selective. But you can still seek fulfillment elsewhere.
In individualist capitalist societies
The trade off is that capitalism neither controls nor subsidizes social structures outside of work. If you don't like that, look at all the options someplace like the Soviet Union offered its citizens.
And replace it with what?
systemd
100 story buildings
You can't build those in an earthquake zone
Evidently, someone didn't get the memo. What they really meant to say was "You can't build those in my view."
why isn't anyone building these?
Because there is nothing that will trigger the seething rage of waterfront property owners like having someone slip their own 'house' in front of them.
What ever happened to those Google barges? Just set up some floating dormitories and anchor them in S.F. Bay. Maybe just off the beach at the Presidio. Right in you know who's view.
Really? People still visit Karl Marx's tomb*.
*You have to pay to visit it.
We are not your personal army.
-- Cox Communications
Poles are usually installed* by the power company (when power is one of the utilities sharing the poles). Power goes above all other utilities and is usually put up first. Then everyone builds down from there.
*Ownership of the pole is often transferred to a privately owned real estate holding company and then leased back to investor-owned utilities. This is to circumvent regulations on utility ROI limits in some states.
Starbucks' mobile payment solution is more popular
Not with people like me. Stuck behind someone trying to reload an account. Or doing the iPhone shake, trying to get the reader to recognize a screen barcode.
I've got cash. I'll just be a moment. Please.
availability of adequate internet access a part of the lease
Lease. There's a part of your problem. It's going to be difficult to get a broadband provider to make investments to capture customers with a high turn over rate.
But it's not a bad idea. In my neighborhood, we were facing a refusal by Verizon to run DSL. And they would screw with any CLECs trying to lease lines. Reason: They had a 'no compete' agreement with Comcast. Verizon didn't offer broadband and Comcast (although they offered in in a three-way package) would not provide phone service. And throttle VoIP providers they caught on their system.
The solution was to have a word with some real estate agents. Lack of decent broadband could result in property being devalued in the neighborhood. Particularly to home buyers living within spitting distance of Microsoft. Within a couple of years, Verizon changed policy and installed fiber in the area.
You just need to find a better connected set of crooks than the telecoms to fight for your side.
Same reason male peacocks have large and colorful tails. It's a demonstration of fitness. If you can afford to waste resources on pure appearance, you must be an exceptional specimen.
Are they one of those groups that sends out unsolicited physical mail with a real nickel
Get with the times. Send Bitcoin.
force those who wouldn't be otherwise
Or, you know, you could use a language that didn't allow a bunch of crybabies to slip hidden logic bombs into their code in the first place.
Which is worse?
Catering to OCD.
unless you are in the habit of cut and pasting code from any or every where
Or having to maintain code originally written by some idiot who doesn't follow your (obviously correct) dogmas of tabs vs spaces, tab stops, etc.
If you take it further, and cull out anyone with any negative relations with law enforcement,
And if you grew up in a town where law enforcement is cozy with the "faith groups" and you are not, you've probably got a few points against you going in to a background check. But this isn't as much of a problem as you might think (or wasn't when I went through the process). The FBI* considers most of these police forces and courts as a bunch of hillbilly hicks, and takes what they say with a grain of salt.
*I have no idea what the situation/policies are like now that OPM has taken over responsibilities for background investigations. Other than their contracting out most of the work has turned into a security shit-show. And placed responsibility for vetting people like contractors in the hands of the same people selling contracting services to the State Dept, DoD, etc.
Given that low level people can access info beyond their pay grade,
Who are you calling 'low level'?
-- BOFH
A number of these genetic testing firms are specifically in the business of tracking ancestry. And their customers are interested in discovering lost relatives and other similar links. They will consent without problems. Because this is the service they are buying. Medical testing: That's a different issue and probably falls under HIPPA rules.
The problem in the case of the Golden State killer is that the police used DNA testing to identify a relative of his. And then did additional work to identify him, given the shortened list of suspects. I don't know how one would go about protecting their privacy if it involves links to relatives who happily give up theirs.
No. The Defense Department just won't buy your stuff.
No Grand Theft Auto?
Maybe they found some homeless people sleeping on the benches.
how about buying from the Europeans
Yeah, right. Fitting Americans into European cut suits.