Whenever someone tells me they are in Mensa, I usually think, what a fuck head. Not only did you care enough to jump through the hoops to join, but you are arrogant enough to want everyone to know you're a member.
Instead, show me your intellect with witty conversation, keen understanding, and curiosity, and you won't be such an ass.
The specificity is key. This kind of system must be exhaustively tuned and tested on a very narrowly controlled hardware platform. Why do you think Google has been running their program on what looks like a 2006 Prius for so long? Supporting new models of cars will require significant configuration and testing for each new model. Just because you can attach this device to the roof of most cars, doesn't mean it is able to drive that car autonomously. Even the actuators and wiring is probably pretty specific to individual car models, and must be extensively tested as well.
From a business case perspective, I don't see people spending $10K on this unproven mountable hack, when they could spend $40K on a new Volvo or similar that has the same functionality.
Not really true. Most of the money funding Israeli innovation is internal or from international VC and Corporate investment.
Israel only receives 10% of USA foreign aid and is required to spent it at USA companies, so it's kind of like corporate welfare for USA industrial military complex.
I was getting buy just fine in grad school on $12K/yr. Never felt poor. Lived cheaply and had everything I needed. Even saved a few bucks each month.
I was making $36K/yr in my first job and was living the good life, nice apartment, going out, etc. and still saved a bit each month.
Now I make much much more than that, but I've been hit with up to $10K in medical bills the past few yrs, despite having good health insurance. I also have a family and a house in a good school district, and suddenly things are tight even though I now make 6 figures.
Interesting argument. I agree that people have more options than they often realize. Or that they unnecessarily limit their options by excessive spending, debt, etc.
BUT....not everyone wants to become an employer. And I think there ought to be room in this economy for both skilled and unskilled workers to earn a living wage with a 40 hr work wk.
I'm shocked at the stat that 94% of tech workers are putting in more than 50 hrs/wk!
I have a nice well paying 40 hr/wk job, which occasionally requires the rare 45 hr wk. Those 40 hrs/wk already seem unnaturally long for me.
BUT...I'm currently applying to new jobs, and this stat makes me concerned about expectations that my new employer might have for me. I'm up front in the interviews that I'm looking for a 40 hr wk. Some companies are cool with this and offer me jobs, others, like Amazon.com are openly not cool with it, and that's fine. I don't want those jobs. But still, makes me wonder how hard it will be to find a 40 hr/wk job.
BTW...I'm not counting general reading/studying/training required to remain an expert in my field. The 40 hrs I'm referring to are specific job tasking.
the start up nation...at it again. how is it that a country of 7M people struggling for peace amongst hostile neighbors continues to out innovate the world.
You left off, trying to employ counter electronic warfare strategies to mitigate jamming attempts...that's what I always do just after trying a reboot!
and besides, if someone steals your money from you, to give it to their shareholders or bosses, you're getting fucked...even if you can handle the loss better than others.
That's one way, but there are other options...if people really want to force it
Go on scholarship, even if the school is not your top choice. Go to community college and live at home, then transfer after two years to a local university...and still live at home if you can. Get a job that will pay your tuition while you go to school part time (many will) Get a job and pay your own tuition while you go to school part time Join the military so they will fund your education
Anyways...most people shouldn't be going to college...most people should be apprenticing or going to vocational schools.
Same here. After finishing my undergrad with no debt (scholarship + job + a bit from parents), I went on to earn my MS (full ride) with $5K in debt, which I paid off after 3 months of working.
I also bought a nice sports car a couple of yrs later, although I'd give it up in a second for excellent public transport options.
There are alway unforeseen events that make it hard for people to repay loans, but people who take on more debt than they can handle are fools...and I don't like that my tax money goes towards bailing them out when I'm working hard and making sacrifices to make the right decision with my money.
It's pretty foolish to take on large amounts of debt to fund college, especially those who end up going to middling universities or major in degrees that aren't going to land them $60K/yr plus salaries.
It's not just me. Xfinity and HBOGO are from my ISP, Comcast, so don't think they care about bandwidth there. In any case, I've never had an issue with my ISP.
I guess I'm the outlier, but I have a single cable box in my home, and it's off 97% of the time. Is it really necessary to have 4,5,6..etc cable boxes in people's homes?
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Whenever someone tells me they are in Mensa, I usually think, what a fuck head. Not only did you care enough to jump through the hoops to join, but you are arrogant enough to want everyone to know you're a member.
Instead, show me your intellect with witty conversation, keen understanding, and curiosity, and you won't be such an ass.
The specificity is key. This kind of system must be exhaustively tuned and tested on a very narrowly controlled hardware platform. Why do you think Google has been running their program on what looks like a 2006 Prius for so long? Supporting new models of cars will require significant configuration and testing for each new model. Just because you can attach this device to the roof of most cars, doesn't mean it is able to drive that car autonomously. Even the actuators and wiring is probably pretty specific to individual car models, and must be extensively tested as well.
From a business case perspective, I don't see people spending $10K on this unproven mountable hack, when they could spend $40K on a new Volvo or similar that has the same functionality.
Not really true. Most of the money funding Israeli innovation is internal or from international VC and Corporate investment.
Israel only receives 10% of USA foreign aid and is required to spent it at USA companies, so it's kind of like corporate welfare for USA industrial military complex.
I was getting buy just fine in grad school on $12K/yr. Never felt poor. Lived cheaply and had everything I needed. Even saved a few bucks each month.
I was making $36K/yr in my first job and was living the good life, nice apartment, going out, etc. and still saved a bit each month.
Now I make much much more than that, but I've been hit with up to $10K in medical bills the past few yrs, despite having good health insurance. I also have a family and a house in a good school district, and suddenly things are tight even though I now make 6 figures.
Interesting argument. I agree that people have more options than they often realize. Or that they unnecessarily limit their options by excessive spending, debt, etc.
BUT....not everyone wants to become an employer. And I think there ought to be room in this economy for both skilled and unskilled workers to earn a living wage with a 40 hr work wk.
I'm shocked at the stat that 94% of tech workers are putting in more than 50 hrs/wk!
I have a nice well paying 40 hr/wk job, which occasionally requires the rare 45 hr wk. Those 40 hrs/wk already seem unnaturally long for me.
BUT...I'm currently applying to new jobs, and this stat makes me concerned about expectations that my new employer might have for me. I'm up front in the interviews that I'm looking for a 40 hr wk. Some companies are cool with this and offer me jobs, others, like Amazon.com are openly not cool with it, and that's fine. I don't want those jobs. But still, makes me wonder how hard it will be to find a 40 hr/wk job.
BTW...I'm not counting general reading/studying/training required to remain an expert in my field. The 40 hrs I'm referring to are specific job tasking.
the start up nation...at it again. how is it that a country of 7M people struggling for peace amongst hostile neighbors continues to out innovate the world.
splitting lanes is actually legal in many areas of the country.
You left off, trying to employ counter electronic warfare strategies to mitigate jamming attempts...that's what I always do just after trying a reboot!
You have to know when to push past those barriers...until you have a single cylinder engine with more displacement than before!
and besides, if someone steals your money from you, to give it to their shareholders or bosses, you're getting fucked...even if you can handle the loss better than others.
It's as good or better than those other parts we're not using.
That's one way, but there are other options...if people really want to force it
Go on scholarship, even if the school is not your top choice.
Go to community college and live at home, then transfer after two years to a local university...and still live at home if you can.
Get a job that will pay your tuition while you go to school part time (many will)
Get a job and pay your own tuition while you go to school part time
Join the military so they will fund your education
Anyways...most people shouldn't be going to college...most people should be apprenticing or going to vocational schools.
Same here. After finishing my undergrad with no debt (scholarship + job + a bit from parents), I went on to earn my MS (full ride) with $5K in debt, which I paid off after 3 months of working.
I also bought a nice sports car a couple of yrs later, although I'd give it up in a second for excellent public transport options.
There are alway unforeseen events that make it hard for people to repay loans, but people who take on more debt than they can handle are fools...and I don't like that my tax money goes towards bailing them out when I'm working hard and making sacrifices to make the right decision with my money.
It's pretty foolish to take on large amounts of debt to fund college, especially those who end up going to middling universities or major in degrees that aren't going to land them $60K/yr plus salaries.
Really this is true of any $100+ tablet/phone.
Pretty amazing.
http://www.comcast.com/interne...
I have a cable subscription. I get 10 channels + internet + HBOGO for $50/month.
It's not just me. Xfinity and HBOGO are from my ISP, Comcast, so don't think they care about bandwidth there.
In any case, I've never had an issue with my ISP.
We pay $50/month for internet (50mbps) + super basic cable (10 channels) + HBOGO and $80/yr for Amazon Prime
Mostly we watch streaming content on our iPad or XBOX.
I guess I'm the outlier, but I have a single cable box in my home, and it's off 97% of the time. Is it really necessary to have 4,5,6..etc cable boxes in people's homes?
I have a TV in every room, it's called my iPad. I watch Amazon Prime, Netflix, HBOGO, and Xfinity on it.
I have a 40 inch LCD TV in my den, but usually prefer the iPad.
he could change his name to...Kim Dot Kp
This is just want prisoners are asking for....more assholes behind bars.
'Now the Russians are extracting all the intelligence he possesses.'
Soon he will be without any intelligence!!