You'd be correct if the person who was bullied didn't commit suicide. You cannot simply justify a crime by taking it (the invasion of privacy) completely out of context. Sure, invasion of privacy -- say posting a youtube video of someone having sex with an ugly girl without permission -- is against the law. Does it deserve a ten year prison sentence? Of course not.
In comparison, if that same victim commits suicide because someone posted the encounter on youtube -- it absolutely merits a severe prison sentence for the perpetrator.
Context is important. If it wasn't, there wouldn't be hate crimes, just crimes.
Spot on. I'd much sooner embrace the tech than critique those who use it.
If my boss wants to do all his work on an iPad, fine, I'll support it. Not because I like Apple, but because I respect my bosses position in the company.
This post's author clearly has problems with authority, and probably has few friends at work. He probably should quit.
They needed to realize that they could no longer sell commoditized items.
Thats a bunch of bologna. There are tons of 'protected' lines. Electronics especially, which have agreements with the distributor and manufacturer, to maintain minimum margins and MSRP as the advertised price. There is plenty of margin for these products. It IS profitable to run a brick and mortar, Target just doesn't like competing with the small segment of consumers that shop online. (Comparatively speaking, there are far fewer online transactions for goods than brick and mortar)
On the topic of Best Buy.. this is nothing new. Their entire electronics department typically gets models from vendors like Denon, Yamaha, and LG, that you cannot buy unless your inside a big box retailer. Rarely do these unique model numbers have any features that their consumer model or 'online' counterpart don't. It just makes it difficult to look up the product for price shopping.
I'm willing to bet its a boost to the local eco system than a pollutant.
All those crazy bacteria that kill people probably die off relatively quick.
Thoughts?
In court, yes. Proof will have to be presented in court. This isn't court.
Exactly. And while MU is down, there are 100s of other sites clamoring for that #1 Google organic top seat.
They will have gained absolutely nothing (except, of course, when the Senator's son coincidentally runs the #2 site).
No kidding; try using one of our offices printers and yeah, its a day or two to setup, easy.
It's numbnuts like this that have to call and complain because he doesn't understand what 'Set as default...' means. Thankfully GPO solves most of this retards problems before its even a problem. That's where that hour went buddy.
Couldn't agree stronger. I'm in visual studio for the better part of my life, and I don't touch the mouse. I don't have to. Everything is a keystroke. And Microsoft has kept their OS completely accessible (minus web) via keyboard for 20+ years.
You've got a point; however most companies claim far more was taken than actually stolen in an attempt to defraud their insurance carrier. Since the paper trail is often limited and tied up in a criminal court that doesn't necessarily care to pursue an exact figure.
That's because you works for the corporation of the future! So if your company can force more people to work more hours, that means less time to participate in our democracy.
How many IT workers did you see at the occupy wallstreet movements? Answer 2%, that's cause there is little to no unemployment in IT atm.
Its an opportunity to squeeze people legally, just because its the last sector of the US economy that's actually producing something of value.
Hard to disagree. Piss off a couple million IT workers, see what happens.
Considering that IT is the sector that has kept the economy moving as of late, prepare for major depression while everything IT will no longer be the sole ownership of the USA as the mass exodus ensues.
I hear Canada is nice.
If the permafrost thaws, the way to recover the land would be to borrow from permaculture principles and let nature do most of the work.
Keep your liberal agenda to yourself; you just killed 300,000 jobs by letting happen what would naturally happen without applying modern industrial principles.
The analog nature of the neuron isn't really the key to making "artificial brains"
Considering that the brain operates at 60Hz at a balmy 98.6 degrees F, I'd argue that is precisely the key to making an artificial brain.
You're right though, what they've presented will not scale. It also sounds fundamentally digital, which is a exercise in futility IMO. There is only specific subset of problems they will be able to solve with such a system.
Android does this, and there is a grand amount of googleware (and bloatware) in every Android phone available on the market. Isn't that also an anti-trust issue of the same magnitude? After all, not having a google or exchange account with their OS seems to make that fancy new Android device an expensive brick in your pocket.
Some how, Google doesn't seem to catch as much flak as Microsoft. Does Google get away with this merely because the OS is free? I understand that providing the OS and buying the OS are different business models -- but they are 100% equivalent usage models. Shouldn't the usage model also be considered? Perhaps Microsoft should just open source Windows, because it certainly seems to keep google out of the hot seat.
But I hear Google isn't releasing much source code recently anyway... Interesting
Your response, while a bit tongue and cheek, is pretty spot on. In hindsight, I would have removed the articles I cared about from the car before he tossed it.
He's not even a CS yet, but he's already an engineer. No shortage of ego in the original poster, that's for sure.
He's not an engineer in the slightest. I know guys who work in the field, 10-20 years plus, and have an 'engineering' degree. But I wouldn't call them engineers, they are programmers, pure and simple.
Engineers can cross apply skill sets to any field. They know how the whole system works, at all times. They can diagnose the problems that no one else can or shy away from because others lack the skill needed to problem solve. Great engineers spend most of their time instructing rather than programming. They're commonly the guys who would be a bargain, even if they only showed up to work one day a week.
True engineers are far beyond what you think you've obtained by programming on your own. Expose yourself to other great minds and you will be humbled.
The person asking the question seems very extremely naive (I think we all are at that age). I was in his exact position almost 15 years ago. But I started programming at an earlier age, and had a couple jobs in IT and programming before attending college.
College is an indispensable part of the big picture. No hardcore programmer wants to sit down and read a couple thousands of pages of automata theory. You just don't. But that's the point, they force you to expand your skill set by dictating course work (believe me, even though you think you're a brilliant programmer, there are smarter people in the field). You also need to hone language skills, and get some culture. Connect with people you wouldn't normally. Build relationships. Realize the world isn't as small as your mom's basement sorta thing. Vocational school is for craftsmen, college is for education. But rest assured, education is far more intrinsically valuable.
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You'd be correct if the person who was bullied didn't commit suicide. You cannot simply justify a crime by taking it (the invasion of privacy) completely out of context. Sure, invasion of privacy -- say posting a youtube video of someone having sex with an ugly girl without permission -- is against the law. Does it deserve a ten year prison sentence? Of course not.
In comparison, if that same victim commits suicide because someone posted the encounter on youtube -- it absolutely merits a severe prison sentence for the perpetrator.
Context is important. If it wasn't, there wouldn't be hate crimes, just crimes.
Spot on. I'd much sooner embrace the tech than critique those who use it.
If my boss wants to do all his work on an iPad, fine, I'll support it. Not because I like Apple, but because I respect my bosses position in the company.
This post's author clearly has problems with authority, and probably has few friends at work. He probably should quit.
They needed to realize that they could no longer sell commoditized items.
Thats a bunch of bologna. There are tons of 'protected' lines. Electronics especially, which have agreements with the distributor and manufacturer, to maintain minimum margins and MSRP as the advertised price. There is plenty of margin for these products. It IS profitable to run a brick and mortar, Target just doesn't like competing with the small segment of consumers that shop online. (Comparatively speaking, there are far fewer online transactions for goods than brick and mortar)
Good point. This is more or less Target complaining about how Amazon is stealing sales. Boo hoo. Get a better website Target.
Angry customers don't tend to come back, and they spread the word about their anger.
Its the old saying. A happy customer tells one person at the most, and unhappy customer tells 10 people at the least.
Yeah right.. Try calling ahead to a Best Buy in Atlanta. Good luck with that.
BB's model is certainly sustainable. Brick and mortar still DOMINATES sales of durable goods.
On the topic of Best Buy.. this is nothing new. Their entire electronics department typically gets models from vendors like Denon, Yamaha, and LG, that you cannot buy unless your inside a big box retailer. Rarely do these unique model numbers have any features that their consumer model or 'online' counterpart don't. It just makes it difficult to look up the product for price shopping.
I'm willing to bet its a boost to the local eco system than a pollutant.
All those crazy bacteria that kill people probably die off relatively quick.
Thoughts?
In court, yes. Proof will have to be presented in court. This isn't court.
Exactly. And while MU is down, there are 100s of other sites clamoring for that #1 Google organic top seat.
They will have gained absolutely nothing (except, of course, when the Senator's son coincidentally runs the #2 site).
Over 50% of health care spending goes to pay for the last two weeks of life.
The other 50% goes to the first two weeks of life.
You supply the beer, and I'll sell your extra parts on india.craigslist.com to pay for the party.
They are slow because of a little thing called centripetal force.
FTFY
Centripetal is the cause
Centrifugal is the effect
No kidding; try using one of our offices printers and yeah, its a day or two to setup, easy.
It's numbnuts like this that have to call and complain because he doesn't understand what 'Set as default...' means. Thankfully GPO solves most of this retards problems before its even a problem. That's where that hour went buddy.
Couldn't agree stronger. I'm in visual studio for the better part of my life, and I don't touch the mouse. I don't have to. Everything is a keystroke. And Microsoft has kept their OS completely accessible (minus web) via keyboard for 20+ years.
You've got a point; however most companies claim far more was taken than actually stolen in an attempt to defraud their insurance carrier. Since the paper trail is often limited and tied up in a criminal court that doesn't necessarily care to pursue an exact figure.
My bet is Verizon doesn't go out of business.
That's because you works for the corporation of the future! So if your company can force more people to work more hours, that means less time to participate in our democracy. How many IT workers did you see at the occupy wallstreet movements? Answer 2%, that's cause there is little to no unemployment in IT atm. Its an opportunity to squeeze people legally, just because its the last sector of the US economy that's actually producing something of value.
Hard to disagree. Piss off a couple million IT workers, see what happens. Considering that IT is the sector that has kept the economy moving as of late, prepare for major depression while everything IT will no longer be the sole ownership of the USA as the mass exodus ensues. I hear Canada is nice.
If the permafrost thaws, the way to recover the land would be to borrow from permaculture principles and let nature do most of the work.
Keep your liberal agenda to yourself; you just killed 300,000 jobs by letting happen what would naturally happen without applying modern industrial principles.
Will it blend...?
The analog nature of the neuron isn't really the key to making "artificial brains"
Considering that the brain operates at 60Hz at a balmy 98.6 degrees F, I'd argue that is precisely the key to making an artificial brain. You're right though, what they've presented will not scale. It also sounds fundamentally digital, which is a exercise in futility IMO. There is only specific subset of problems they will be able to solve with such a system.
Android does this, and there is a grand amount of googleware (and bloatware) in every Android phone available on the market. Isn't that also an anti-trust issue of the same magnitude? After all, not having a google or exchange account with their OS seems to make that fancy new Android device an expensive brick in your pocket.
Some how, Google doesn't seem to catch as much flak as Microsoft. Does Google get away with this merely because the OS is free? I understand that providing the OS and buying the OS are different business models -- but they are 100% equivalent usage models. Shouldn't the usage model also be considered? Perhaps Microsoft should just open source Windows, because it certainly seems to keep google out of the hot seat.
But I hear Google isn't releasing much source code recently anyway... Interesting
Your response, while a bit tongue and cheek, is pretty spot on. In hindsight, I would have removed the articles I cared about from the car before he tossed it.
He's not even a CS yet, but he's already an engineer. No shortage of ego in the original poster, that's for sure.
He's not an engineer in the slightest. I know guys who work in the field, 10-20 years plus, and have an 'engineering' degree. But I wouldn't call them engineers, they are programmers, pure and simple.
Engineers can cross apply skill sets to any field. They know how the whole system works, at all times. They can diagnose the problems that no one else can or shy away from because others lack the skill needed to problem solve. Great engineers spend most of their time instructing rather than programming. They're commonly the guys who would be a bargain, even if they only showed up to work one day a week.
True engineers are far beyond what you think you've obtained by programming on your own. Expose yourself to other great minds and you will be humbled.
The person asking the question seems very extremely naive (I think we all are at that age). I was in his exact position almost 15 years ago. But I started programming at an earlier age, and had a couple jobs in IT and programming before attending college.
College is an indispensable part of the big picture. No hardcore programmer wants to sit down and read a couple thousands of pages of automata theory. You just don't. But that's the point, they force you to expand your skill set by dictating course work (believe me, even though you think you're a brilliant programmer, there are smarter people in the field). You also need to hone language skills, and get some culture. Connect with people you wouldn't normally. Build relationships. Realize the world isn't as small as your mom's basement sorta thing. Vocational school is for craftsmen, college is for education. But rest assured, education is far more intrinsically valuable.