They didn't specifically mention the date of the incidents and I have no good way of validating all the charges to my ATM card. Pouring over several months of statements is not easy when you don't know what you are looking for.
Why are you not reconciling your bank accounts (~balancing your checkbook) every month? They send you a statement every month...
Even if you don't want to make an entry into your register every time you go to the ATM, it's simple enough to spike your withdrawal receipts (and purchase receipts) on one of those spike-on-a-block desk thingies every night when you get home. Then it's trivial to compare against your bank statement... and discover attempted fraud early, when it is still possible to do something about it.
If I knew which one f'ed up I would spend my withdrawal fees elsewhere.
Why not just go to a Citi ATM once a week and withdraw what you need? Then you don't pay withdrawal fees. Or, when you go grocery shopping, just get $100 cashback. No fees. [yeah, yeah, you're in the city -- you probably never go grocery shopping]
I wonder what happened to basic fiscal responsibility -- it appears it's not limited to our elected officials.
Some opponents of the minimum wage argue that it aggravates inflation by pushing up the costs of individual businesses. [4] Those businesses, unwilling or unable to absorb such costs, pass them on to consumers in the form of higher prices. In this view, any artificial increase in labor costs can produce so-called cost-push inflation.
There are several problems with the notion of cost-push inflation. The primary error in this analysis is that it confuses a shift in the structure of relative prices with a general rise in the level of prices. If the labor costs of businesses are increased and they succeed in passing on the costs to consumers in the form of higher prices, they will have managed to change the structure of relative prices at the expense of businesses that are unable to raise their prices because of more-intense competition. This is quite distinct from a general increase in the level of prices, which would be possible only if the real supply of money was increased.
Many firms, however, may be unable to pass on their increased costs to consumers. It is consumers who ultimately determine the price of any good on the market, and they may decide that a business's product is not worth a higher price. Producers cannot force consumers to buy what they produce, and businesses cannot always arbitrarily increase the prices of their products simply because the government has arbitrarily increased their costs.
This fact has important implications. If a business cannot simply pass along its new labor costs, it must somehow absorb them--by eliminating workers rendered unproductive by the new minimum wage, by replacing labor with more-productive machines, or by cutting back production. Those jobs not eliminated will be more demanding, as employers will use fewer people to produce the same amount of work.
You mkae some very good points, but I think there's one detail missing... that is, most of the examples you give are just examples of making it easier to kill someone, or making it harder for them to kill you.
The "information age" groundwarrior has tools that are slightly different, because we're talking about advances in communication and information. Out of all the examples you mention, probably the second most relevant is that of airplanes, since they were originally invaluable for recon, and eventually important for many other reasons. That is, they greatly increased the information available in near real-time for field commanders. The most relevant would be radios in tanks, since that allowed instant communication.
Like any organization looking to make use of instant communication tools, the military needs to work out the kinks in its delegation scheme, and determine when the tools are more a hindrance than a harm.
I may oversee a lot of work in India, but I get annoyed as hell when I get 20 IMs an hour asking for guidance on trivialities... so I delegated some of the authority to local staff. Now we are more efficient, but I still have sufficient oversight.
In other words, it's more about how it is used than whether the tools are problematic.
More information != better information, especially as the traditional sources of propaganda are getting much better at using the internet.
This post started as a joke, but I think there's an essence of truth in it... Reminds me of a recent article regarding the fact that news reporting has become more homogenous as the internet becomes a larger channel for distribution of news.
But you're right that greater visibility of injustice can help overcome injustice. I'm just feeling rather cynical right now, and I'm guessing that most people will become jaded by all the Oh Noes! around the world.
to come up with ways to illicit a reaction in people
elicit == v. evoke; illicit == adj. illegal
BTW, it seemed obvious to me that he equated data discovery with scientific discovery, which is a big mistake. Adding to the sum of human knowledge is not the same as adding to the sum of human understanding, and using datamining and other automated tools for correlation determination does not in any way increase understanding.
Data discovery is about increasing knowledge. Scientific discovery is about increasing understanding.
Yes. Obviously, since it was not men on the cover wearing suggestive clothing, it must have nothing to do with teh sex, despite the title.
Instead, it is probably a yard ornament installation sim, since everyone knows that scantily clad women always present their backsides to landscapers, and the game is Brokeback Fountains.
I personally prefer the game, Borkbork Mountain, which is about simulated sex with the Swedish Chef... but that's just me.
Interestingly enough, Gates could have really improved his image during his tenure at Microsoft if he let emails like that "leak" out prior to stepping down. Instead, he gives keynotes about Microsoft and its "innovation."
Except as head of the company, his job is not to make himslef look better, it is to make the company look better. There is no way a CxO wants an internal email like that leaked, if they really care about the company.
Wait... is it really possible that we should give Gates some credit for acting responsibly?
First, I am not sure that email is really by Gates -- from reading his writing or listening to him in the past, it really does not sound like his style. Also, "I reboot my computer... why should I have to reboot my computer?" I find it hard to realize that he wouldn't know the technical difficulties in replacing a dll while the system is running, and possible ways around this, and the current state of affairs. However, maybe I'm giving too much credit here.
I agree with you on the writing style, but you never know, since this was an internal document, and people use different writing styles for different purposes. I'd also note that when knowleadgeable people do usability testing, they normally feign ignorance -- they test as if they were a user with limited knowledge.
I'm not upper management, but I've sent (and seen) similar emails when a prject went FUBAR.
A guy that is directly or indirectly responsible to alot of the worlds pain and we hope he will be... haunted ?
I don't wish direct physical harm on anyone... though sometimes I'm tempted:) I hope the emotional realization that he will forever be considered a dupe, a dunce, a coward, a liar, and, for the religiously inclined, an agent of evil, causes him sore heartache and poor sleep until the end of his days.
I only hope that we, as a nation, can learn from his Presidency.
The EPA already regulates some greenhouse gas emissions on the basis of protecting the ozone layer.
The fact that those compounds are greenhouse gases is immaterial to the fact that they are regulated to protect the ozone layer.
It regulates other chemicals based on their direct effect on humans.
It also regulates on other bases. Indirect effect is allowed, as is regulation on the basis of harm to other life.
But at this time, it does not regulate chemicals based on the greenhouse effect.
That is because they refuse to formally acknowledge both the causes and damage caused by the greenhouse effect. Which is precisely what this article is about.
If the Constitutions doesn't say Congress has the power to pass a certain law, than said law doesn't have to be obeyed (in theory, of course).
That's false, as government is based upon the rule of law. That is, while a law is on the books, it in theory must be obeyed. In practice, the only way to make the law invalid is to violate it, be prosecuted, and have the courts overturn the law. Or to have the Executive branch refuse to enforce the law, which in theory is a violation of the Constitution.
Assume that promising to "Protect and Uphold the Constitution" consisted primarily of keeping your hands of the interns
Well, technically, keeping a box full of the hands of your interns violates the Constitution in some manner, I'm sure. So if he somehow thinks that collecting the distal appendages of subordinates is upholding the Constitution, we have a fundamental problem that probably underlies the rest of his malfeasance.
Besides, Ithink that's more Cheney's game than W's.
they were based on the assumption that gasoline would range from $2.26 per gallon in 2016 to $2.51 per gallon in 2030, and set a maximum average standard of 35 miles per gallon in 2020
Factor out the weakening of the dollar, inflation, and speculation effects, and those prices aren't so strange.
That 2.26 per gallon is not in 2016 dollars (it's not even in 2008 dollars).
IANAL, but wouldn't it fall under contempt of court? The willful blindness analogy would hold up if it were a case of someone else committing a crime in the White House and the people being prosecuted had looked the other way, but this is a case of the defendants losing the case and simply ignoring the verdict by ignoring the EPA.
It's far worse than contempt of court, since the court in question is the Supreme Court and the violator in question is the Chief Executive.
This is willful, blatant disregard for one of the most important principles in the US Constitution, that of checks and balances.
The legislative branch passed a law requiring action by the exective branch. The executive branch said it was; the judicial branch found differently and told the executive to do better. The exectuive branch plugged its fingers in its ears and ignored the order.
This is a prime example of direct non-compliance with the US Constitution.
Now, I don't think we should waste the resources on impeachment proceedings at this point. However, I think there needs to be a full investigation by the Senate so that all the details are entered into the historical record before they disappear. As GWB has often alluded to, history will judge him. I hope he is haunted to the end of his days by what he has done and by what historians write about him.
The "article" authors are listed at the bottom: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, the lawyers who are suing google.
To make it clear, since the summary is also misleading:
KD&W are not suing Google.
LimitNone is suing Google, and have retained KD&W as counsel.
I understand that many slashdotters (and people in general) have a distrust/dislike/hatred of lawyers, but is an important distinction to make.
KD&W was counsel for the other lawsuit mentioned in the summary, but they did not in fact sue Google. KD&W is used in a lot of IP/trade secret cases because they are good at it, particularly with respect to software. They have knowledge and they have experience.
Not that I'm defending lawyers in general here (forgot to wear my asbestos undergarments today), but when I use a paring knife to stab someone, do you get mad at the knife or do you get mad at me?
At first glance, your anecdote had great potential.
She came over, and gave me the stink eye
The stewardess looks at her, gives us both the stinkeye
Where I come from, the "stinkeye" is something completely different... and a stewardess would only give it to you if you were on the set of some cheesy mile-high porno.
I guess I'll be disappointed until we get a Slashdot Forum section. "Dear editor, I never thought it would happen to someone like me, but..."
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Just be careful with your shell scripts.
Particularly your bash shell scripts, or you might end up scraping goo for a few minutes.
If you're from New Jersey, just about anyplace else seems like paradise.....
Have you met people from NJ?
If you're from North Jersey|Down the Shore|The Pine Barrens you won't think anyplace else is paradise... you'll think it's a different planet.
New Jersey is, in fact, a gateway to a different planet. This is why we get the weirdos. Show me a photo of a bunch of teenage NJ guidos, look me in the eye, and tell me with a straight face that they are not aliens. It can't be done.
Don't you think there's a reason the aliens landed in NJ in "War of the Worlds"?
The only other possibility is that due to all the toxic waste, NJ is now largely populated by mutants. However, the same effect is not observed in Silicon Valley, so I don't think we can ascribe it to toxic waste.
/I'm a NJ native and have been documenting the culture and physiology of the resident aliens in NJ for two decades. Trust me on this one.
For me, a big part of it is that I no longer have the freedom to fritter away hung over mornings... nor do I have the desire to be as drunk. It's just not as appealing when stark responsibility is waiting for me in the morning.
The physical tolerance is another issue... but I figure the weight I've gained since college would offset that:)
It was the 120, about three years ago. Currently I can find the 120 for $16 a 4-pack in western NJ (at one store; the other stores sell it single-bottle only for $6-10 depending on the store).
I'd also note that aging it too long may not be a good thing... not sure what the temp conditions are, but that definitely shouldn't be on your desk -- for beer's sake, man, get it out of the light! I'm not big on aging IPAs too long, I think the caramels and the "burnt tire" flavor contradict the hoppiness... even though I love well-aged red and brown ales.
I'm not particularly fond of either of those two...
Magic Hat seems to be mostly gimmick to me. While they are consistently decent, I've yet to consider any of their beers to be excellent... they produce respectable examples of several different types of beer, but the best I've ever graded them on a particular variety is 8/10. Might be personal taste however...
It's been several years since I've had Flying Fish, but my recollection is that they missed the mark by a bit. IIRC, they were overly sweet to be a nice hoppy ale, and overly yeasty to be a nice big beer. I felt like they weren't sure what they were trying to brew -- and while I enjoyed them, I though the lack of definition kept me from really enjoying them.
Then again, part of it may be my criteria. If something is a blonde ale, it needs to be compared to the prototype blonde ale. This is where Magic Hat falls short; everything needs to be "slightly different" than the prototype -- to me, this means that the beer doesn't fit the mold and is a lesser beer. YMMV.
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Even if you don't want to make an entry into your register every time you go to the ATM, it's simple enough to spike your withdrawal receipts (and purchase receipts) on one of those spike-on-a-block desk thingies every night when you get home. Then it's trivial to compare against your bank statement... and discover attempted fraud early, when it is still possible to do something about it.
Why not just go to a Citi ATM once a week and withdraw what you need? Then you don't pay withdrawal fees. Or, when you go grocery shopping, just get $100 cashback. No fees. [yeah, yeah, you're in the city -- you probably never go grocery shopping]
I wonder what happened to basic fiscal responsibility -- it appears it's not limited to our elected officials.
Or would you have spent the time saved on something so productive and beneficial to mankind that it would have outweighed your cheating?
Even the Cato institute doesn't buy cost-push inflation:
You mkae some very good points, but I think there's one detail missing... that is, most of the examples you give are just examples of making it easier to kill someone, or making it harder for them to kill you.
The "information age" groundwarrior has tools that are slightly different, because we're talking about advances in communication and information. Out of all the examples you mention, probably the second most relevant is that of airplanes, since they were originally invaluable for recon, and eventually important for many other reasons. That is, they greatly increased the information available in near real-time for field commanders. The most relevant would be radios in tanks, since that allowed instant communication.
Like any organization looking to make use of instant communication tools, the military needs to work out the kinks in its delegation scheme, and determine when the tools are more a hindrance than a harm.
I may oversee a lot of work in India, but I get annoyed as hell when I get 20 IMs an hour asking for guidance on trivialities... so I delegated some of the authority to local staff. Now we are more efficient, but I still have sufficient oversight.
In other words, it's more about how it is used than whether the tools are problematic.
More information != better information, especially as the traditional sources of propaganda are getting much better at using the internet.
This post started as a joke, but I think there's an essence of truth in it... Reminds me of a recent article regarding the fact that news reporting has become more homogenous as the internet becomes a larger channel for distribution of news.
But you're right that greater visibility of injustice can help overcome injustice. I'm just feeling rather cynical right now, and I'm guessing that most people will become jaded by all the Oh Noes! around the world.
I meant exactly what I wrote.
I did not write that the current administration does not acknowledge the greenhouse effect. You wrote that.
No, that's not what I meant. I meant exactly what I wrote, no more, no less.
Please, go crawl back into your cave and learn how to read without superimposing your opinions on what is on the screen/page.
BTW, it seemed obvious to me that he equated data discovery with scientific discovery, which is a big mistake. Adding to the sum of human knowledge is not the same as adding to the sum of human understanding, and using datamining and other automated tools for correlation determination does not in any way increase understanding.
Data discovery is about increasing knowledge. Scientific discovery is about increasing understanding.
Yes. Obviously, since it was not men on the cover wearing suggestive clothing, it must have nothing to do with teh sex, despite the title.
Instead, it is probably a yard ornament installation sim, since everyone knows that scantily clad women always present their backsides to landscapers, and the game is Brokeback Fountains.
I personally prefer the game, Borkbork Mountain, which is about simulated sex with the Swedish Chef... but that's just me.
Wait... is it really possible that we should give Gates some credit for acting responsibly?
I agree with you on the writing style, but you never know, since this was an internal document, and people use different writing styles for different purposes. I'd also note that when knowleadgeable people do usability testing, they normally feign ignorance -- they test as if they were a user with limited knowledge.
I'm not upper management, but I've sent (and seen) similar emails when a prject went FUBAR.
That should read:
In Soviet Russia, you rear-end old lady*.
* As evidenced by numerous
But, what do you know, I guess userIDs are glimpses into the personality of the person using them.
I only hope that we, as a nation, can learn from his Presidency.
It also regulates on other bases. Indirect effect is allowed, as is regulation on the basis of harm to other life.
That is because they refuse to formally acknowledge both the causes and damage caused by the greenhouse effect. Which is precisely what this article is about.
Besides, Ithink that's more Cheney's game than W's.
That 2.26 per gallon is not in 2016 dollars (it's not even in 2008 dollars).
This is willful, blatant disregard for one of the most important principles in the US Constitution, that of checks and balances.
The legislative branch passed a law requiring action by the exective branch. The executive branch said it was; the judicial branch found differently and told the executive to do better. The exectuive branch plugged its fingers in its ears and ignored the order.
This is a prime example of direct non-compliance with the US Constitution.
Now, I don't think we should waste the resources on impeachment proceedings at this point. However, I think there needs to be a full investigation by the Senate so that all the details are entered into the historical record before they disappear. As GWB has often alluded to, history will judge him. I hope he is haunted to the end of his days by what he has done and by what historians write about him.
KD&W are not suing Google.
LimitNone is suing Google, and have retained KD&W as counsel.
I understand that many slashdotters (and people in general) have a distrust/dislike/hatred of lawyers, but is an important distinction to make.
KD&W was counsel for the other lawsuit mentioned in the summary, but they did not in fact sue Google. KD&W is used in a lot of IP/trade secret cases because they are good at it, particularly with respect to software. They have knowledge and they have experience.
Not that I'm defending lawyers in general here (forgot to wear my asbestos undergarments today), but when I use a paring knife to stab someone, do you get mad at the knife or do you get mad at me?
I guess I'll be disappointed until we get a Slashdot Forum section. "Dear editor, I never thought it would happen to someone like me, but..."
Just be careful with your shell scripts.
Particularly your bash shell scripts, or you might end up scraping goo for a few minutes.
If you're from North Jersey|Down the Shore|The Pine Barrens you won't think anyplace else is paradise... you'll think it's a different planet.
New Jersey is, in fact, a gateway to a different planet. This is why we get the weirdos. Show me a photo of a bunch of teenage NJ guidos, look me in the eye, and tell me with a straight face that they are not aliens. It can't be done.
Don't you think there's a reason the aliens landed in NJ in "War of the Worlds"?
The only other possibility is that due to all the toxic waste, NJ is now largely populated by mutants. However, the same effect is not observed in Silicon Valley, so I don't think we can ascribe it to toxic waste.
/I'm a NJ native and have been documenting the culture and physiology of the resident aliens in NJ for two decades. Trust me on this one.
For me, a big part of it is that I no longer have the freedom to fritter away hung over mornings... nor do I have the desire to be as drunk. It's just not as appealing when stark responsibility is waiting for me in the morning.
:)
The physical tolerance is another issue... but I figure the weight I've gained since college would offset that
It was the 120, about three years ago. Currently I can find the 120 for $16 a 4-pack in western NJ (at one store; the other stores sell it single-bottle only for $6-10 depending on the store).
I'd also note that aging it too long may not be a good thing... not sure what the temp conditions are, but that definitely shouldn't be on your desk -- for beer's sake, man, get it out of the light! I'm not big on aging IPAs too long, I think the caramels and the "burnt tire" flavor contradict the hoppiness... even though I love well-aged red and brown ales.
I'm not particularly fond of either of those two...
Magic Hat seems to be mostly gimmick to me. While they are consistently decent, I've yet to consider any of their beers to be excellent... they produce respectable examples of several different types of beer, but the best I've ever graded them on a particular variety is 8/10. Might be personal taste however...
It's been several years since I've had Flying Fish, but my recollection is that they missed the mark by a bit. IIRC, they were overly sweet to be a nice hoppy ale, and overly yeasty to be a nice big beer. I felt like they weren't sure what they were trying to brew -- and while I enjoyed them, I though the lack of definition kept me from really enjoying them.
Then again, part of it may be my criteria. If something is a blonde ale, it needs to be compared to the prototype blonde ale. This is where Magic Hat falls short; everything needs to be "slightly different" than the prototype -- to me, this means that the beer doesn't fit the mold and is a lesser beer. YMMV.
Ouch! That hurts. Maybe you've never tried Allagash or Victory.
There is an awful lot of dreck on the east coast, but you might be pleasantly surprised by some of the consistently good breweries.