Or were you raised with the generation of kids who got participation medals?
I don't think do, but to be honest I've never really been able to pin down where that generation was. I've never had kids and don't really spend time around them, so I'm pretty out of touch with that sort of bullshit.
Point taken. But really, in this regard how does competing at the Olympics differ from a stint on any of several reality TV shows?
In the big picture, not much. For 99.99% of the population, the Olympics are little more than an odd blend of entertainment and patriotism.
For an individual with an extreme passion for that specific sport? It may be the only thing that matters.
Personally, I tend to ignore coverage of any sports that I don't personally play which makes Olympic event coverage of little interest, but I do kinda understand what drives people to compete. I have to admit that I don't really understand why any population with a lick of sense would want to play host to such a beast, though.
how much more "capability" can you add in such a little space? That's enough for what, maybe 5% more battery time?
Not even. The last number I saw was about 2% for an iPhone. Compared to something like 20% through making the entire phone either 1mm or 2mm thicker.
Apple being Apple, it wouldn't surprise me if they remove the headphone jack, increase the thickness of the phone a smidgen, and claim the "innovative" decision to remove the jack led to a 10% increase in battery size.
I can live with a thicker phone, but using ride share services as often as I do, I can't function without my phone these days.
Keep an eye out for the Moto Z Play if you're interest in a less-than-flagship phone. The X Play has a 3650 mAh (or so) battery plus a fast charge, and I regularly get two full days out of it; I can't imagine what I'd have to do to run the battery down in less than a day.
Microsoft buying LinkedIn for as much as they did was batshit. We're supposed to believe that Salesforce is even further out there and brought more money?
Raise your hand if you didn't see this coming. Frankly, I'm shocked that people stayed with Cyanogen, Inc. after Microsoft got involved.
Before they got involved with Microsoft, they'd already screwed over OnePlus, their first and highest profile CyanogenOS customer. OnePlus immediately turned around and basically demonstrated that they didn't actually need Cyanogen to deliver a decent Android.
That and the dipshit blathering about putting a bullet through Google's head probably did more damage than Microsoft did.
My SIN... is NOT public. The government now advises never to carry the certificate... on you.
Ironically, the government used to be one the biggest abusers of the SIN. I stopped carrying my card 20 years ago when I worked for DND; it was used for so many things (just about every piece of paperwork and front-and-center on your id) so often that you couldn't help but memorize it.
If you're that carefree with your personal data, you should be worried.
... but I suspect you were replying to someone else's comment.
I haven't RTFA, but I expect the response is something like "Excessive?!? Are you kidding me? It's not even close to what we need. We've barely gotten started!"
The article's own summary says it's a 50:50 chance of a "Three-Mile Island" (where no one was harmed). Or are we just talking an expensive incident? Or an actual meltdown?
I'm curious as to how this 50% compares against the odds of a major (possibly global-scale) conflict over energy resources. I'd certainly take a Chernobyl or Fukushima over nuclear war...
Even if these groups got what they wanted, and people weren't allowed to search for "torrent", guess about how long before a new term would come into common use meaning the exact same thing?
I'm fairly sure "magnet" already works as an alternative.
The real difference is in the software. It's in the operating system, as well as how it handles applications, and which applications are available for the device.
Don't forget the difference in application developers. It's entirely possible that the custom stuff was done by a mobile developer with less than adequate Android experience (possibly none, the way government procurement tends to work). At least, the description of the problems sounds as much like "app" as "operating system" to me.
I've wondered if I asked an Oracle salesman, "You're going to screw me over, aren't you?" if they would answer yes.
Being Oracle, they'd probably have a special price list for those kinds of services, with a business group built around ancillary services like STD testing, condom and lube suppliers, etc.
This is actually a huge development in computer science. These "few lines of PHP" passed the Turing test on a massive scale. Artificial intelligence is now here!
You're confusing the Turing test with the "would fuck that" test. The bar is much, much lower.
There are no people on Slashdot with low UIDs. All that is left below the 10000 mark are bots that spend endlessly parsing posts for references for UIDs just so they can make some witty meta comment about themselves.
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That certainly explains Tokyo's giant monster problem.
I'd be less concerned about the effects of the ban and way more concerned about the ignorance and hostility to science that's behind it.
Yep.
I don't think do, but to be honest I've never really been able to pin down where that generation was. I've never had kids and don't really spend time around them, so I'm pretty out of touch with that sort of bullshit.
In the big picture, not much. For 99.99% of the population, the Olympics are little more than an odd blend of entertainment and patriotism.
For an individual with an extreme passion for that specific sport? It may be the only thing that matters.
Personally, I tend to ignore coverage of any sports that I don't personally play which makes Olympic event coverage of little interest, but I do kinda understand what drives people to compete. I have to admit that I don't really understand why any population with a lick of sense would want to play host to such a beast, though.
Well, sure, but as we all know, as soon as you tack on the words "on the Internet" then everything becomes novel.</sarcasm>
Not even. The last number I saw was about 2% for an iPhone. Compared to something like 20% through making the entire phone either 1mm or 2mm thicker.
Apple being Apple, it wouldn't surprise me if they remove the headphone jack, increase the thickness of the phone a smidgen, and claim the "innovative" decision to remove the jack led to a 10% increase in battery size.
Keep an eye out for the Moto Z Play if you're interest in a less-than-flagship phone. The X Play has a 3650 mAh (or so) battery plus a fast charge, and I regularly get two full days out of it; I can't imagine what I'd have to do to run the battery down in less than a day.
It's not so much a question of whether there's value; it's whether there's more than $26 billion of value to anyone.
Microsoft buying LinkedIn for as much as they did was batshit. We're supposed to believe that Salesforce is even further out there and brought more money?
Before they got involved with Microsoft, they'd already screwed over OnePlus, their first and highest profile CyanogenOS customer. OnePlus immediately turned around and basically demonstrated that they didn't actually need Cyanogen to deliver a decent Android.
That and the dipshit blathering about putting a bullet through Google's head probably did more damage than Microsoft did.
Ironically, the government used to be one the biggest abusers of the SIN. I stopped carrying my card 20 years ago when I worked for DND; it was used for so many things (just about every piece of paperwork and front-and-center on your id) so often that you couldn't help but memorize it.
I haven't RTFA, but I expect the response is something like "Excessive?!? Are you kidding me? It's not even close to what we need. We've barely gotten started!"
I'm curious as to how this 50% compares against the odds of a major (possibly global-scale) conflict over energy resources. I'd certainly take a Chernobyl or Fukushima over nuclear war...
I'm fairly sure "magnet" already works as an alternative.
Well... "magnet -juggalo", just to be safe.
Don't forget the difference in application developers. It's entirely possible that the custom stuff was done by a mobile developer with less than adequate Android experience (possibly none, the way government procurement tends to work). At least, the description of the problems sounds as much like "app" as "operating system" to me.
Because the only way to apply the word "class" to him is using an entire Trump-sized roll of duct tape.
This is why you don't outsource the file encryption portions of your software project to the lowest bidder.
I'm just thinking of my car and insurance, but now that you mention it "lemmings" does sound like an apt description of a lot of these people.
Natural selection is a bit rough on my front grill. Couldn't they just walk off a remote cliff?
Being Oracle, they'd probably have a special price list for those kinds of services, with a business group built around ancillary services like STD testing, condom and lube suppliers, etc.
You're confusing the Turing test with the "would fuck that" test. The bar is much, much lower.
A useful rule of thumb... if you quit without notice and HR are the only ones who seem to care, then you probably did the right thing.
Probably.
Best luck getting anyone to prosecute anyone for doing that, though.
Nice to see they're still working on it, but not exactly new...
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I... dammit. They're onto us!