I don't understand what's so "horrible" about this. Why do people get so defensive when it comes to cloning and/or domestic animals? "Cheapening man's best friend?" Oh, I forgot that clones don't have souls...
It's not the lawyer who considers it top secret, the government has designated the documents "Top Secret". They're not just call records, either. They're transcripts of phone calls that he made.
How does locking something to your network make it part of your infrastructure? End user interfaces connect to the infrastructure, they're not a part of it. Is my driveway part of the transportation infrastructure? How about my garage?
That's ridiculous. A cell phone or cable box isn't part of their infrastructure any more than your PC is part of your ISP's infrastructure. I can be reasonably sure that you're running software on your computer that isn't approved by your ISP, so I suggest that you deploy your own network.
I know that sounds nice, but it really doesn't seem to be the case. The missing seat, blood and "perfect murder" books in his car, and the fact that he tried to hide the car really make it seem like he did it. I'd like him to be innocent too, but it takes a lot more than "misunderstood geek" to explain everything.
The problem is that he sounds like he's concentrating on and hiding behind this idea of being innovative rather than worrying about feasibility. Anyone can come up with a grand idea, but it's actually making that idea reality that sets you apart. He seems to have some sort of disdain for engineers, and dismisses them by saying that they're just concerned about "triple redundancy" and safety factors. He fails to realize that we engineers got started by cobbling things together in our garages or playing with a breadboard in our bedrooms. To actually create something, you need to get your hands dirty. It takes a lot more than an idea to innovate.
You buy a computer anywhere, it doesn't default to sharing your files. Unless it's a university-leased computer that was inexplicably set up to share all files, he specifically shared them or allowed a P2P program he was running to share them.
I don't think this is a fair analogy either. The default state of a file on your computer is unshared. You have to take active steps to make it available to be shared, and putting something in your shared folder is generally assumed to be an invitation to others. It's more like he took the case of beer and placed in on the hood of his car.
Are things that different with respect to native peoples in Canada and the US? I spent a week on a reservation in Arizona while I was in high school, and there were definitely no silver spoons to be seen. It was pretty depressing actually, like a rural ghetto with everyone living in poverty in government housing. I don't know how different things are in Canada, but in the US, at least, there aren't a bunch of lazy silver-spooners lying around.
You forgot: 4....but you are underpaid 5....but you are undervalued 6....but you are stereotyped Jesus, can people stop trotting out this rot about teachers? There are just as many great teachers out there as bad ones, but any of them that whines about being underpaid should stop. You get so much more vacation time than any of the rest of us, and most importantly, you chose that job. You knew from the beginning how much you would be paid, and you still stay in that field. If you want six figures, get a job that pays six figures.
Yes, Mac Pros are cheaper than the equivalent Dell machines. However, this is practically the only case where this is true. The sites I've seen that compare average desktops and laptops always cheat by adding extra upgrades to Dell machines to make the prices match rather than just speccing them out exactly the same and seeing what they get. Maybe the prices have gotten closer, but they're still not even.
Does the author of that article teach 7th grade social studies or something? What's up with the dumbed-down you-can't-think-for-yourself discussion questions at the end?
You're totally misinterpreting that statement. It means that as far as job opportunities go, you need a college degree to be competitive today, just as you needed a high school diploma to be competitive 50 years ago. It's not like high school students were taking multivariable calculus or advanced engineering courses 50 years ago.
I like how money grows on trees where you come from. And as uninterested as you and I may be in religion, some of the most motivated students I know are quite religious. Candy and soda machines? WTF?
I think that each student should receive individual instruction from highly paid professors in one-hour increments, with massages between sessions...
This is great and all, but I kind of hope that we reach the limit for magnetic hard disks soon so we're forced to come up with a better replacement. Magnetic storage is way too slow.
How many people even finished high school then? Both of my grandfathers dropped out of school after 8th grade (in the 1920s), and I'm sure that wasn't uncommon.
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I don't understand what's so "horrible" about this. Why do people get so defensive when it comes to cloning and/or domestic animals? "Cheapening man's best friend?" Oh, I forgot that clones don't have souls...
It's not the lawyer who considers it top secret, the government has designated the documents "Top Secret". They're not just call records, either. They're transcripts of phone calls that he made.
Honestly, if their design philosophy revolves around saving $5 on a DVI cable, they're retarded.
So do the spiked shells help regulate the temperature, or are they just for show?
How the hell is this a troll? A troll is something posted with the intention of pissing people off.
How does locking something to your network make it part of your infrastructure? End user interfaces connect to the infrastructure, they're not a part of it. Is my driveway part of the transportation infrastructure? How about my garage?
That's ridiculous. A cell phone or cable box isn't part of their infrastructure any more than your PC is part of your ISP's infrastructure. I can be reasonably sure that you're running software on your computer that isn't approved by your ISP, so I suggest that you deploy your own network.
See, it pays not to RTFA!
Or maybe they just told them they stopped, seems like it would work with most of those vaccine nuts.
I know that sounds nice, but it really doesn't seem to be the case. The missing seat, blood and "perfect murder" books in his car, and the fact that he tried to hide the car really make it seem like he did it. I'd like him to be innocent too, but it takes a lot more than "misunderstood geek" to explain everything.
The problem is that he sounds like he's concentrating on and hiding behind this idea of being innovative rather than worrying about feasibility. Anyone can come up with a grand idea, but it's actually making that idea reality that sets you apart. He seems to have some sort of disdain for engineers, and dismisses them by saying that they're just concerned about "triple redundancy" and safety factors. He fails to realize that we engineers got started by cobbling things together in our garages or playing with a breadboard in our bedrooms. To actually create something, you need to get your hands dirty. It takes a lot more than an idea to innovate.
"it is exploitation because you are not paid what your labor is worth. that is how capitalism works, in a nutshell."
Capitalism causes you to be paid what you actually are worth, not what you decide you're worth. You're only worth what someone is willing to pay you.
You buy a computer anywhere, it doesn't default to sharing your files. Unless it's a university-leased computer that was inexplicably set up to share all files, he specifically shared them or allowed a P2P program he was running to share them.
I don't think this is a fair analogy either. The default state of a file on your computer is unshared. You have to take active steps to make it available to be shared, and putting something in your shared folder is generally assumed to be an invitation to others. It's more like he took the case of beer and placed in on the hood of his car.
Are things that different with respect to native peoples in Canada and the US? I spent a week on a reservation in Arizona while I was in high school, and there were definitely no silver spoons to be seen. It was pretty depressing actually, like a rural ghetto with everyone living in poverty in government housing. I don't know how different things are in Canada, but in the US, at least, there aren't a bunch of lazy silver-spooners lying around.
Holy crap, there are actually people who would pay to read that shit?
Yes, Mac Pros are cheaper than the equivalent Dell machines. However, this is practically the only case where this is true. The sites I've seen that compare average desktops and laptops always cheat by adding extra upgrades to Dell machines to make the prices match rather than just speccing them out exactly the same and seeing what they get. Maybe the prices have gotten closer, but they're still not even.
Does the author of that article teach 7th grade social studies or something? What's up with the dumbed-down you-can't-think-for-yourself discussion questions at the end?
Since when are the boy scouts suing people? Are they suing people for being gay or something?
You're totally misinterpreting that statement. It means that as far as job opportunities go, you need a college degree to be competitive today, just as you needed a high school diploma to be competitive 50 years ago. It's not like high school students were taking multivariable calculus or advanced engineering courses 50 years ago.
I like how money grows on trees where you come from. And as uninterested as you and I may be in religion, some of the most motivated students I know are quite religious. Candy and soda machines? WTF?
I think that each student should receive individual instruction from highly paid professors in one-hour increments, with massages between sessions...
This is great and all, but I kind of hope that we reach the limit for magnetic hard disks soon so we're forced to come up with a better replacement. Magnetic storage is way too slow.
How many people even finished high school then? Both of my grandfathers dropped out of school after 8th grade (in the 1920s), and I'm sure that wasn't uncommon.
Yeah, cause the Battlefield franchise totally bombed...