"'To Western eyes, it may seem rather inappropriate to launch space programs in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly 70% of the population still lives on less $2 a day."
I agree somewhat, I can come up with "better ideas" all day long but getting the hard data to prove it is the only way to get them taken seriously, and that's the way it should be.
Thinking creatively means thinking differently. Thinking differently means challenging the status quo. Challenging the status quo makes others, primarily your "superiors" nervous. Nervous people make poor decisions, and frankly everyone is trying to protect their positions.
Screen size is important, very important, get a 10 inch tablet or bigger and nothing smaller.
Touch screens seem to easier to learn the system then a regular keyboard mouse set up, it appears my dad is able to divine more from a touch screen than his desktop set up (he still can't cut n paste).
Font size, brightness and other vision problems have to be considered, it's hard to "imagine" having bad eye sight but try. High density displays (high res) appear to reduce eye strain for my dad.
Remember this, what seems so obvious and simple to us is sometimes the least obvious thing to them and not as easy to grasp as you might think. When dealing with the elderly patience is the key. I suck at it by the way, but I try.
There were 2 choices for me (well dad really), the android 10 inch tablet or the iPad, the iPad is like a comic book and IMO is easier to learn.
One other thing, I've watched him use computers for years now, seen why it's hard for him (mostly eye sight and no previous reference point for understanding the GUI) but the thing I am left wondering is, if I make it to 88 what will there be that I can't figure out?
But now there's an international news story about cobalt-60, how deadly it is, and how amazingly simple it is to steal from Mexico. So we can expect a dirty bomb any minute now.
I would email the bosses involved, advise them of the security issues, turn in my one month notice, go to a hackers forum, give them all the information, wait until the site is hacked (oddly enough just shortly before my one month is up) and when they come crying to me to save them I'll say "I already have another offer since I quit". Then tell them I'll take double my old salary to be rehired, and tell them how lucky they are to have me.
America doesn't operate on common sense or rational context driven thinking any more, there are rules and that's it, no one is encouraged to evaluate the intent of said law in context, no one is encouraged to think.
In fact minimum sentencing requirements force judges to sentence harshly against their better judgement, and the judges are complaining about it You might as well just have a computer handing out sentences for all the good it does to have a human judge.
They simply have no choice but to comply, and this is the worst sort of environment to live, no reasoning with anyone, no mercy, no common sense, just "you broke the law".
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"'To Western eyes, it may seem rather inappropriate to launch space programs in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly 70% of the population still lives on less $2 a day."
To everyone's eyes.
How about if the drone crashes on you.
And that, in a nut shell, is why drones won't be delivering anything to your door but death.
It was piloted by an Italian captain on cocaine.
I have a drone that I am marketing, it specializes in robbing delivery drones.
What makes you think JPMorgan isn't Satoshi Nakamoto?
That's because you have little to no real life experience, the legal liability alone will stop it form happening.
In the end the real reason you should be against it is it takes away jobs, and people should worry about that now before they are completely replaced.
It's that simple.
I agree somewhat, I can come up with "better ideas" all day long but getting the hard data to prove it is the only way to get them taken seriously, and that's the way it should be.
Thinking creatively means thinking differently.
Thinking differently means challenging the status quo.
Challenging the status quo makes others, primarily your "superiors" nervous.
Nervous people make poor decisions, and frankly everyone is trying to protect their positions.
Zuckerberg is typical of his ilk, cheap, doesn't want to pay and has no problem ruining things for others if he gets his way.
Brain draining 3rd World countries so he can get a deal.
Bezos knows Amazon won't be doing this, we know it, so what was the point of the stories generated by the comment.
That drones are your friends, get it?
Pilot: "Mountain Ahead"
Plane: "Did you mean maintain altitude?"
Pilot: (screaming) "NO MOUNTAIN AHEAD MOUNTAIN AHEAD"
Plane: "Maintaining Altitude"
*boom*
Can we extend it to include fracking as "arson"?
Screen size is important, very important, get a 10 inch tablet or bigger and nothing smaller.
Touch screens seem to easier to learn the system then a regular keyboard mouse set up, it appears my dad is able to divine more from a touch screen than his desktop set up (he still can't cut n paste).
Font size, brightness and other vision problems have to be considered, it's hard to "imagine" having bad eye sight but try.
High density displays (high res) appear to reduce eye strain for my dad.
Remember this, what seems so obvious and simple to us is sometimes the least obvious thing to them and not as easy to grasp as you might think. When dealing with the elderly patience is the key.
I suck at it by the way, but I try.
There were 2 choices for me (well dad really), the android 10 inch tablet or the iPad, the iPad is like a comic book and IMO is easier to learn.
One other thing, I've watched him use computers for years now, seen why it's hard for him (mostly eye sight and no previous reference point for understanding the GUI) but the thing I am left wondering is, if I make it to 88 what will there be that I can't figure out?
Anyone with the bean counter gene should be ruthlessly culled from the gene pool.
"Error establishing a database connection"
Another hobbyist nuked.
Mexico... that's why.
But now there's an international news story about cobalt-60, how deadly it is, and how amazingly simple it is to steal from Mexico.
So we can expect a dirty bomb any minute now.
Thanks MSM!!!!
I'm not bad at making up secure passwords, I'm just bad at remembering them.
I would email the bosses involved, advise them of the security issues, turn in my one month notice, go to a hackers forum, give them all the information, wait until the site is hacked (oddly enough just shortly before my one month is up) and when they come crying to me to save them I'll say "I already have another offer since I quit".
Then tell them I'll take double my old salary to be rehired, and tell them how lucky they are to have me.
Yes... I'm joking.
We have the highest incarceration rate because it's profitable, and for no other reason.
America doesn't operate on common sense or rational context driven thinking any more, there are rules and that's it, no one is encouraged to evaluate the intent of said law in context, no one is encouraged to think.
In fact minimum sentencing requirements force judges to sentence harshly against their better judgement, and the judges are complaining about it
You might as well just have a computer handing out sentences for all the good it does to have a human judge.
They simply have no choice but to comply, and this is the worst sort of environment to live, no reasoning with anyone, no mercy, no common sense, just "you broke the law".
User guide for a pyramid?
Pg.1 Lie down in your sarcophagus.
The End.