...the umpteenth set-top box business model that collapses. Siemens is trying, at this moment, in Central Europe. Why do companies try this business model so often, where it has shown only one consistency, namely that of failure everywhere ?
Apathy is far worse than disapproval. It would show that the American public has, indeed, degraded into a few hundred million Homer and Marge Simpsons who only care about consumption. If apathy with regard to the Snowden case were indeed to become the prevailing sentiment, it would show that the American public DOES merit a surveillance state. Remember: every nation gets the leadership it merits.
"Rocket traffic". The first time ever I saw these two words written together as a new, compound expression for a new concept. The XXIst century has very well begun:-))
But here I make an exception. This reaction is so below all levels of courtesy and common sense. If this young woman has the brains to do language studies, she has definitely more brains than you, Mr. Coward & Anonymous. You are a shame to your country, that is what you are. There SHOULD be rules, here on/., to flag certain comments.
Gosh.
PS Can parent please be modded down into oblivion ?
Well, my director didn't. And no, unprofessional it is not. I was working on the premises of the client. I informed the client ( who had, before, given feedback of being very satisfied with my work ) of me possibly not being available for the next few days due to an "internal labor conflict". That is professional. Moreover, under European labor law, one can not simply be fired for menacing with a strike, that is one's good right. So much for the official side. For the unofficial side: of course informing the client yielded extra leverage, which came in handy:-P
In the era of things like XText, which provide full IDE with autocompletion, project management, outlines etc on top of your DSL, there is no real excuse to make things harder then needed
Bullshit. Did you ever try and actually design, write, develop and maintain an industrial-strenght DSL with Xtext ? If yes, then I would be interested to hear from your experience. If not, hear mine: it is hell.
will be the Netherlands. Word got around, today, that the major Dutch telecom providers have been doing exactly the same thing for several years, in a completely illegal setting.
The Austrians did not want to search the aircraft. They didn't give a damn about the whole thing. But as the aircraft was sitting on and on on the Viennese airport, the Bolivian president invited the Austrian border police to search the aircraft. so he would have his peace and could fly on. That's all there is to it.
There once were times ( under the Athenian democracy and the Roman Republic, but I grant that is a bit far away from your armchair ) when people actually cared about leaving the world as a place palatable to the next generation, and about uncovering wrongdoings. We are speaking about such moral giants as Demosthenes, Cleisthenes, Thucydides, Cincinnatus, Cato, Scipio.
It is exactly because I am statistically a bit more than halfway through my life, and because of such examples, that I actually care. I happen to have a grandfather who was in the resistance against the Nazis, in WWII. Having such examples and such ancestors may protect one from becoming a cynic.
Amen. I wish I had some mod points for you, which at the moment I don't. This is all about bullying. And more and more of us are getting sick and tired of it. Not only of the bullying itself, but also and rather of the many means there are to practice bullying.
In and by itself, you are right: he should still need to apply in Austrian territory. What I admired, however, was the firm stance taken by Mrs. Miki-Leitner, as well as the attitude of a rather tiny country ( population-wise and, especially, military-wise) vs. the USA. I was totally serious. And still am: we shall not be bullied anymore. Not now. Not tomorrow. Mindful of Winston Churchill: Never give in. Never. Never. Never.
Apologies in advance for replying to myself. But this is getting a strange aftertaste: I had not meant my OP, in any possible way, to be funny, sarcastic or ironic. Yet it got modded up to "+4 / +5, funny" in less than no time. How strange.
That may be true. Yet, recently, I got into a conflict with my employer over wages ( not getting what had been promised ). Not being an affiliate of any worker's union, I threatened with a one-man strike. Of course, I took care to also inform the client to whom I was dedicating most of my hours at that moment. The result was impressive: the client wanted an explanation from my employer about what was going on, and wanted assurance that they would further be able to count with my work. My employer gave in, prolly because of fear for losing his reputation. Divide et impera, said the Romans. I can assure you that it was one of the most entertaining episodes in my professional life hitherto.
Other countries have behaved worse. Do not feel ashamed or sad because of what is written in your passport. You are a world citizen, aren't you ? At least your posting here on/. proves you to be one:-)
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...the umpteenth set-top box business model that collapses. Siemens is trying, at this moment, in Central Europe. Why do companies try this business model so often, where it has shown only one consistency, namely that of failure everywhere ?
There were only 2 subscribers. Good that it stops, now.
Apathy is far worse than disapproval. It would show that the American public has, indeed, degraded into a few hundred million Homer and Marge Simpsons who only care about consumption. If apathy with regard to the Snowden case were indeed to become the prevailing sentiment, it would show that the American public DOES merit a surveillance state. Remember: every nation gets the leadership it merits.
"Powerful like a gorilla, yet tough in yielding". Gotta love that. $ 82000 is a bargain for such a common man's dream ;-)
Fucking engineer's fucking wet fucking dream, this
Maduro denounced an attempt to 'colonize' several European Countries
I hope that should read "Maduro denounced an attempt at 'colonizing' by several European Countries,"
"Rocket traffic". The first time ever I saw these two words written together as a new, compound expression for a new concept. The XXIst century has very well begun :-))
Amen, bro.
But here I make an exception. This reaction is so below all levels of courtesy and common sense. If this young woman has the brains to do language studies, she has definitely more brains than you, Mr. Coward & Anonymous. You are a shame to your country, that is what you are. There SHOULD be rules, here on /., to flag certain comments.
Gosh.
PS Can parent please be modded down into oblivion ?
*BARF
I must grant you the point. The misery is that we should do all this b/c of some dipstick who wanted to save on fan controllers, for crying out loud.
In Soviet Ankh-Morpork, your baggage lugs you !
Well, my director didn't. And no, unprofessional it is not. I was working on the premises of the client. I informed the client ( who had, before, given feedback of being very satisfied with my work ) of me possibly not being available for the next few days due to an "internal labor conflict". That is professional. Moreover, under European labor law, one can not simply be fired for menacing with a strike, that is one's good right. So much for the official side. For the unofficial side: of course informing the client yielded extra leverage, which came in handy :-P
In the era of things like XText, which provide full IDE with autocompletion, project management, outlines etc on top of your DSL, there is no real excuse to make things harder then needed
Bullshit. Did you ever try and actually design, write, develop and maintain an industrial-strenght DSL with Xtext ? If yes, then I would be interested to hear from your experience. If not, hear mine: it is hell.
In Soviet Britain, your luggage bags YOU !
will be the Netherlands. Word got around, today, that the major Dutch telecom providers have been doing exactly the same thing for several years, in a completely illegal setting.
The Austrians did not want to search the aircraft. They didn't give a damn about the whole thing. But as the aircraft was sitting on and on on the Viennese airport, the Bolivian president invited the Austrian border police to search the aircraft. so he would have his peace and could fly on. That's all there is to it.
Gold and silver.
You are right for the "blacklist", certainly. Hence, I quit - and got myself another job. The satisfaction about a good fight won, however, remains.
There once were times ( under the Athenian democracy and the Roman Republic, but I grant that is a bit far away from your armchair ) when people actually cared about leaving the world as a place palatable to the next generation, and about uncovering wrongdoings. We are speaking about such moral giants as Demosthenes, Cleisthenes, Thucydides, Cincinnatus, Cato, Scipio.
It is exactly because I am statistically a bit more than halfway through my life, and because of such examples, that I actually care. I happen to have a grandfather who was in the resistance against the Nazis, in WWII. Having such examples and such ancestors may protect one from becoming a cynic.
Amen. I wish I had some mod points for you, which at the moment I don't. This is all about bullying. And more and more of us are getting sick and tired of it. Not only of the bullying itself, but also and rather of the many means there are to practice bullying.
In and by itself, you are right: he should still need to apply in Austrian territory. What I admired, however, was the firm stance taken by Mrs. Miki-Leitner, as well as the attitude of a rather tiny country ( population-wise and, especially, military-wise) vs. the USA. I was totally serious. And still am: we shall not be bullied anymore. Not now. Not tomorrow. Mindful of Winston Churchill: Never give in. Never. Never. Never.
Apologies in advance for replying to myself. But this is getting a strange aftertaste: I had not meant my OP, in any possible way, to be funny, sarcastic or ironic. Yet it got modded up to "+4 / +5, funny" in less than no time. How strange.
That may be true. Yet, recently, I got into a conflict with my employer over wages ( not getting what had been promised ). Not being an affiliate of any worker's union, I threatened with a one-man strike. Of course, I took care to also inform the client to whom I was dedicating most of my hours at that moment. The result was impressive: the client wanted an explanation from my employer about what was going on, and wanted assurance that they would further be able to count with my work. My employer gave in, prolly because of fear for losing his reputation. Divide et impera, said the Romans. I can assure you that it was one of the most entertaining episodes in my professional life hitherto.
Other countries have behaved worse. Do not feel ashamed or sad because of what is written in your passport. You are a world citizen, aren't you ? At least your posting here on /. proves you to be one :-)