I used to work for an outfit that was full of slimeballs that tried to get things done outside of normal channels. And people would go apeshit if they had to leave voicemail, send e-mail or calls were forwarded outside the company system (where they might be recorded or overheard by a third party witness on a speakerphone).
The telcos don't care either way, they make money regardless.
How, exactly? If SIP/overseas calls cost the originator zero, what's in it for my local telco?
The solution would be for the telco to allow SIP calls through their gateway but restrict the caller ID/ANI feature to paying customers. And then restrict the use of alternate identities (phone numbers) to a pool of numbers that the originating caller is paying for. No more spoofing a local exchange number by telemarketers for free. And if one telco becomes lax about enforcing this by passing bogus calls through their network, just blacklist their entire system and replace the bogus phone number with an "Evil Phone Company" tag.
Which would result in CFCs remaining dissolved in the water.
This might be an alternate explanation of high CFC concentrations around Kilauea. Dissolved CFCs (produced over the years from man-made sources) are simply being boiled out on contact with the lava and released into the atmosphere. Not reabsorbed as would be the case with deep water volcanoes.
How many other volcanoes around the world are dumping molten lava directly into seawater? There could be something unique about the chemistry going on here.
I wonder what compounds are used to start the process of CFC and if that could be a 'natural' process?
I don't know. As someone pointed out, it could just be an old World War II dump that started leaking. The point is not to point fingers at Asia but to get their ground testing equipment over to Hawaii ASAP. That's where the plume appears to originate. On the other hand, if there exist other maps showing different sources, then why did they pick the one that clearly doesn't support the text of their story?
Siemens is a company that very much values expertise.
This. The parent poster was describing more of an experience with American companies. And it's not just in hiring individuals. In my area of expertise, it's difficult to find an engineering firm that hasn't been scooped up by Thales or Schneider Electric.
it's been recent advances in AI that have really put it back on the map
Not really. When I got into the field, I picked up a set of The Handbook of Artificial Intelligence (by Cohen and Feigenbaum, copyright 1982). I recognize many of the cutting edge AI technologies as originally described by these books. Even though they have been re-labeled with a new set of buzzwords. What has advanced is the hardware. Where a mainframe or minicomputer would have taken many minutes to arrive at a solution, the same algorithms run on my phone in milliseconds.
In TFA. The highest concentration appears to be just off the SE corner of Hawaii. Right where you-know-what is blowing its top. A quick peek at a wind map shows that surface level winds carry stuff northeast toward the US West coast. And then as altitudes increase, the wind direction switches to Easterly, headed toward Asia. Where the concentrations are lowest.
So, either naturally occurring CFCs. Or Kilauea breached a geothermal well.
People who are sticking to film (other than the hipsters) are probably using medium format equipment. 35mm stuff in good shape is available at garage sales cheap. The larger format gear prices are holding up quite nicely.
Which one of those will help not elect the same sumbitches?
We just did that. The Dems put up their candidate. Because it's her turn (needs of the party over those of the voters). The GOP tried the same thing, but got an outsider. In part as a FUCK YOU to the good ol' boy system. And look who got elected. Not because he was the best choice. But because enough of the voters didn't want more of the same shit.
... do it's batteries last? Oh, you expect me to connect that thing to my car's electrical system? Good luck when my shitbox blows another fuse. Or my alternator experiences a load dump.
I don't have a Facebook account. But were I to begin job shopping, what's to stop me from creating one with a fake age? The worst Zuckerberg could do to be is to suspend my account.
I already 'fake' my age by a few days or months when signing up for various sites who don't have a legal right to know it. It slows people down from scraping the web and setting up fake IDs in my name if they can't get my birthday right. And I get Happy Birthday messages from various sources all throughout the year.
First of all, forget "flying cars" and especially "autonomous" ones - not going to happen for decades if ever.
Actually, the autonomous operation mode solves one significant problem slowing/stopping flying cars: Can't trust the average moron to operate one without killing a bunch of people. AI removes the incompetent, untrained operator from the loop.
Slashdot Mirror
Apple devices aren't capable of wireless communication.
An even simpler solution.
It'll also all be "on the record".
Yeah. This.
I used to work for an outfit that was full of slimeballs that tried to get things done outside of normal channels. And people would go apeshit if they had to leave voicemail, send e-mail or calls were forwarded outside the company system (where they might be recorded or overheard by a third party witness on a speakerphone).
I told them to get out of their desk and walk to the customer's desk
B...b...but I'm sitting in Starbucks right now.
The telcos don't care either way, they make money regardless.
How, exactly? If SIP/overseas calls cost the originator zero, what's in it for my local telco?
The solution would be for the telco to allow SIP calls through their gateway but restrict the caller ID/ANI feature to paying customers. And then restrict the use of alternate identities (phone numbers) to a pool of numbers that the originating caller is paying for. No more spoofing a local exchange number by telemarketers for free. And if one telco becomes lax about enforcing this by passing bogus calls through their network, just blacklist their entire system and replace the bogus phone number with an "Evil Phone Company" tag.
Which would result in CFCs remaining dissolved in the water.
This might be an alternate explanation of high CFC concentrations around Kilauea. Dissolved CFCs (produced over the years from man-made sources) are simply being boiled out on contact with the lava and released into the atmosphere. Not reabsorbed as would be the case with deep water volcanoes.
How many other volcanoes around the world are dumping molten lava directly into seawater? There could be something unique about the chemistry going on here.
Fuck off, slaver.
You come over here and say that to my face. Only travel on privately owned roads.
Lets see the incumbent carriers argue for their continued existence. And then extend their logic to the other three.
Well, there is no date on the map
"23 Aug 2016"
I wonder what compounds are used to start the process of CFC and if that could be a 'natural' process?
I don't know. As someone pointed out, it could just be an old World War II dump that started leaking. The point is not to point fingers at Asia but to get their ground testing equipment over to Hawaii ASAP. That's where the plume appears to originate. On the other hand, if there exist other maps showing different sources, then why did they pick the one that clearly doesn't support the text of their story?
Siemens is a company that very much values expertise.
This. The parent poster was describing more of an experience with American companies. And it's not just in hiring individuals. In my area of expertise, it's difficult to find an engineering firm that hasn't been scooped up by Thales or Schneider Electric.
it's been recent advances in AI that have really put it back on the map
Not really. When I got into the field, I picked up a set of The Handbook of Artificial Intelligence (by Cohen and Feigenbaum, copyright 1982). I recognize many of the cutting edge AI technologies as originally described by these books. Even though they have been re-labeled with a new set of buzzwords. What has advanced is the hardware. Where a mainframe or minicomputer would have taken many minutes to arrive at a solution, the same algorithms run on my phone in milliseconds.
detected 4 years ago.
Kilauea has been there for millions of years.
And volcanoes do NOT release CFCs
You know this how? Proving a negative ....
nor are they used in geothermal electricity production.
What's this?
In TFA. The highest concentration appears to be just off the SE corner of Hawaii. Right where you-know-what is blowing its top. A quick peek at a wind map shows that surface level winds carry stuff northeast toward the US West coast. And then as altitudes increase, the wind direction switches to Easterly, headed toward Asia. Where the concentrations are lowest.
So, either naturally occurring CFCs. Or Kilauea breached a geothermal well.
prevents telecom companies from shoveling bullshit with impunity
But shoveling bullshit falls under the authority of the Department of Agriculture. So back to court AT&T goes to beat down both the FTC and FCC.
People who are sticking to film (other than the hipsters) are probably using medium format equipment. 35mm stuff in good shape is available at garage sales cheap. The larger format gear prices are holding up quite nicely.
Hobo piss heat map.
Which one of those will help not elect the same sumbitches?
We just did that. The Dems put up their candidate. Because it's her turn (needs of the party over those of the voters). The GOP tried the same thing, but got an outsider. In part as a FUCK YOU to the good ol' boy system. And look who got elected. Not because he was the best choice. But because enough of the voters didn't want more of the same shit.
Does your webbrowser not automatically fill out forms for you?
No. Because every other evil web page would include a 1x1 pixel form down in one corner that idiot web browsers would fill in with my personal data.
Now there's a Venn diagram with a null intersection.
I don't have a Facebook account. But were I to begin job shopping, what's to stop me from creating one with a fake age? The worst Zuckerberg could do to be is to suspend my account.
I already 'fake' my age by a few days or months when signing up for various sites who don't have a legal right to know it. It slows people down from scraping the web and setting up fake IDs in my name if they can't get my birthday right. And I get Happy Birthday messages from various sources all throughout the year.
Not my own. But I'm looking for prospects.
First of all, forget "flying cars" and especially "autonomous" ones - not going to happen for decades if ever.
Actually, the autonomous operation mode solves one significant problem slowing/stopping flying cars: Can't trust the average moron to operate one without killing a bunch of people. AI removes the incompetent, untrained operator from the loop.