I like "60 Minutes" and watch it every week. But when I saw the preview for this report, I turned it off. Most have had it up to "here" with such vacuous articles. I have never worked in a place where females weren't welcome. Despite that, I've only worked with 3 coding women over decades.
Coding (insert other careers here) is often tedious or boring, let alone the fact that most of my exceptional coworkers had a propensity for it when they were young (like I did). I wouldn't blame girls/women if they would rather do something else with their time. Why is that so hard for people to understand?
Still, if I were to replace a $15 bench grinder every five years, that's a better value than replacing a $120 bench grinder every fifteen years.
And that's the problem, isn't it? Garbage is cheap, therefore, we have allowed (mainly from China), and are in the habit of repeatedly buying, garbage. It's several bench grinders in the landfill versus one that outlives us. We don't want to "over-spend", even a little, when it's probably the environmentally conscious thing to do.
According to Wikipedia, there are about 22 different connectors for USB (counting male and female). What a mess. I'm in tech and even I have to play games to find the right connector/orientation for devices now and again (made worse with my older eyesight).
The app pairs with the shoes and lets you adjust the tightness of the laces, customize the lights (yeah, there are lights), and see, uh, how much battery life your shoes have left.
I think although not all postoperative deaths are avoidable, many can be prevented by increasing investment in research, staff training, equipment and better hospital facilities.
And, I believe that although not all postoperative deaths are avoidable, many can be prevented by increasing investment in research, staff training, equipment and better hospital facilities.
A) It seems wildly unnecessary.
B) Who is/how are you going to track MILLIONS of objects constantly and perfectly?
C) What a sky mess you will have created, for future generations to deal with.
D) More cancer from the sky (I know most don't believe this, that doesn't mean it's incorrect).
E) Someone here already mentioned disturbing space viewing from the ground.
F) It would make deploying other, useful satellites more difficult, no?
G) Radio interference would increase, no?
H) If SpaceX goes out of business, someone else will have to pay for/deal with the failed venture.
I) Wouldn't the quantity make hacking more difficult to manage?
J) What happens when technology makes a huge leap forward 2 years from now, obsoleting these millions of objects?
K) What if newcomer "SpaceY" wants to do the same next year; do you tell them they can't?
L) Won't these dramatically increase the chance of collisions of other satellites?
"Cold front will arrive next Tuesday morning and lows will be in the teens and highs in the 30s by Thursday afternoon."
That's funny that you put it that way, because that's how they USED (~ 1980s) to predict the temperature: in the lower 70s, mid-20s, etc. Nowadays, all the TV stations here in Chicago give impossibly exact numbers: 32 for the high, 14 for the low, etc.
I'm guessing they have this already. Weather Bug (.com) has cameras everywhere for example; so I'd expect they have sensors too (which are out of our sight, out of mind).
I always took it as "This is the news that nerds would find interesting, that is, this is the 'stuff' that matters (to them)." Otherwise, it's just news, no?
I have visions of filling my basement up with video games and maybe a few pinball machines as well, but would I really play them enough to be worth it?
In case you wander back to read this post, I own a dozen machines, and you sound about my age. If you buy the original machines, know that they are aged, and hence they break. The more of them that you own, the more you'll have to deal with that annoying issue (expensive too, if you don't fix them yourself)....Just a tip.
In Chicagoland, there are a scant few arcades left that one can Google, but one that claims to be the largest in the country is
"Galloping Ghost Arcade" (it's main website is down right now, oops). I am not affiliated with this place, but I'll mention them in the spirit of keeping such places alive. I visited it ~ 1.5 years ago and found: hundreds of historic machines crowded into a small, spartan, warehouse-like space, a rather warm ambient temperature, a cheap entry fee for unlimited play, and, I'd guess, about 10 - 20% of the games in need of repair (which doesn't surprise me since I've owned many such machines).
Since most of you guys are smart, I was wondering whether this would be a better idea: a very big, deep trench. Since it would at least slow people down, it could be monitored 24/7 by drones (way) overhead, where border police could deal with people trying to cross. It would be cheaper to make, I would think.
I think the feedback loops for such projects are too large, and hence, prone to "pet projects" and corruption/theft. That said, I think the locals/immediate users should pay for their own stuff - if it's not worth it, then it's not worth it; why invest in waste? To that end, I think having most roads as (automatic, electronic) tolls roads is a good idea; it shrinks the money feedback loops even smaller.
And I respectfully disagree regarding the
1000+
who sneak across our border every day as not being the biggest of our problems.
Being of a certain age, I just had my first colonoscopy. It was not a pleasant procedure overall, so I can see why many would skip it, despite its life-saving ability (my sister's friend recently died of colon cancer, at my age). I have found that hand-waving-dismissal attitude about health prevalent among the less intelligent I've known.
When Musk was interviewed on "60 Minutes" in 2018, he said that he brought people in to do the work of certain robots because robots break down frequently. I found that interesting, though not surprising if someone actually weighed all of the numbers involved....I find that humans love their assumptions (like those made about robots).
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I like "60 Minutes" and watch it every week. But when I saw the preview for this report, I turned it off. Most have had it up to "here" with such vacuous articles. I have never worked in a place where females weren't welcome. Despite that, I've only worked with 3 coding women over decades.
Coding (insert other careers here) is often tedious or boring, let alone the fact that most of my exceptional coworkers had a propensity for it when they were young (like I did). I wouldn't blame girls/women if they would rather do something else with their time. Why is that so hard for people to understand?
I figured it was 'Write/improve stuff for us so we can put it in the next OS version we sell.'
I copied the old calculator to my new machine; now I have the best of both worlds.
By the way, I only JUST learned about its "digit grouping" feature; it is helpful for these aging eyes.
Still, if I were to replace a $15 bench grinder every five years, that's a better value than replacing a $120 bench grinder every fifteen years.
And that's the problem, isn't it? Garbage is cheap, therefore, we have allowed (mainly from China), and are in the habit of repeatedly buying, garbage. It's several bench grinders in the landfill versus one that outlives us. We don't want to "over-spend", even a little, when it's probably the environmentally conscious thing to do.
According to Wikipedia, there are about 22 different connectors for USB (counting male and female). What a mess. I'm in tech and even I have to play games to find the right connector/orientation for devices now and again (made worse with my older eyesight).
The app pairs with the shoes and lets you adjust the tightness of the laces, customize the lights (yeah, there are lights), and see, uh, how much battery life your shoes have left.
Yay! More pointless, poisonous, future landfill.
When I was a teen the only thing I walked around with was a semi-permanent erection...
Was it ionizing?
I think although not all postoperative deaths are avoidable, many can be prevented by increasing investment in research, staff training, equipment and better hospital facilities.
And, I believe that although not all postoperative deaths are avoidable, many can be prevented by increasing investment in research, staff training, equipment and better hospital facilities.
A) It seems wildly unnecessary.
B) Who is/how are you going to track MILLIONS of objects constantly and perfectly?
C) What a sky mess you will have created, for future generations to deal with.
D) More cancer from the sky (I know most don't believe this, that doesn't mean it's incorrect).
E) Someone here already mentioned disturbing space viewing from the ground.
F) It would make deploying other, useful satellites more difficult, no?
G) Radio interference would increase, no?
H) If SpaceX goes out of business, someone else will have to pay for/deal with the failed venture.
I) Wouldn't the quantity make hacking more difficult to manage?
J) What happens when technology makes a huge leap forward 2 years from now, obsoleting these millions of objects?
K) What if newcomer "SpaceY" wants to do the same next year; do you tell them they can't?
L) Won't these dramatically increase the chance of collisions of other satellites?
Bah; I usually try to use my 6-year old Opera 12 web browser on a site first (I don't like change), and with it, the page wouldn't load at all.
Interesting; that correlates with my experiences.
"Cold front will arrive next Tuesday morning and lows will be in the teens and highs in the 30s by Thursday afternoon."
That's funny that you put it that way, because that's how they USED (~ 1980s) to predict the temperature: in the lower 70s, mid-20s, etc. Nowadays, all the TV stations here in Chicago give impossibly exact numbers: 32 for the high, 14 for the low, etc.
I'm guessing they have this already. Weather Bug (.com) has cameras everywhere for example; so I'd expect they have sensors too (which are out of our sight, out of mind).
It's 2019.
I always took it as "This is the news that nerds would find interesting, that is, this is the 'stuff' that matters (to them)." Otherwise, it's just news, no?
I know I couldn't code my way out of a paper bag. How does one even do such a thing?
I have visions of filling my basement up with video games and maybe a few pinball machines as well, but would I really play them enough to be worth it?
In case you wander back to read this post, I own a dozen machines, and you sound about my age. If you buy the original machines, know that they are aged, and hence they break. The more of them that you own, the more you'll have to deal with that annoying issue (expensive too, if you don't fix them yourself). ...Just a tip.
I forgot to mention that the Galloping Ghost Arcade has mostly/only "classic" machines.
In Chicagoland, there are a scant few arcades left that one can Google, but one that claims to be the largest in the country is "Galloping Ghost Arcade" (it's main website is down right now, oops). I am not affiliated with this place, but I'll mention them in the spirit of keeping such places alive. I visited it ~ 1.5 years ago and found: hundreds of historic machines crowded into a small, spartan, warehouse-like space, a rather warm ambient temperature, a cheap entry fee for unlimited play, and, I'd guess, about 10 - 20% of the games in need of repair (which doesn't surprise me since I've owned many such machines).
Since most of you guys are smart, I was wondering whether this would be a better idea: a very big, deep trench. Since it would at least slow people down, it could be monitored 24/7 by drones (way) overhead, where border police could deal with people trying to cross. It would be cheaper to make, I would think.
I think the feedback loops for such projects are too large, and hence, prone to "pet projects" and corruption/theft. That said, I think the locals/immediate users should pay for their own stuff - if it's not worth it, then it's not worth it; why invest in waste? To that end, I think having most roads as (automatic, electronic) tolls roads is a good idea; it shrinks the money feedback loops even smaller.
And I respectfully disagree regarding the 1000+ who sneak across our border every day as not being the biggest of our problems.
Ha! Good one...
Both are/would be problems.
And it was 300,000+ who tried to enter in 2017 alone. That's millions over a few years, that we know about.
Being of a certain age, I just had my first colonoscopy. It was not a pleasant procedure overall, so I can see why many would skip it, despite its life-saving ability (my sister's friend recently died of colon cancer, at my age). I have found that hand-waving-dismissal attitude about health prevalent among the less intelligent I've known.
When Musk was interviewed on "60 Minutes" in 2018, he said that he brought people in to do the work of certain robots because robots break down frequently. I found that interesting, though not surprising if someone actually weighed all of the numbers involved. ...I find that humans love their assumptions (like those made about robots).