It really depends on your needs. I really liked the convienence of my Jaybirds, but... They were easy to lose. I have the Bose in-ear noise cancelling headphones now, and they are awesome for flying, music, and phone... and the battery lasts for about 18 hours. Almost perfect for my needs, but the battery pack is a pain in the ass.
Having a lightning jack would eliminate the need for battery and really make them great.
Now for exercise, it is very hard to beat Bluetooth (unless you have a panter next to you).
Actually, the weather prediction handles that; loss of one ballon resulted in degredation of service. Balloons weren't that expensive in the first place.
But changing that balance is actually good; it reduces risk and ultimately reduces the return companies must generate. Also, getting investment funding when you actually show a profit is much easier, including conventional means such as a line of credit for short term or term loans for anything over a year.
Arguably it was innovative at the time it was developed-- a low-cost network that can be easily hoisted in different locations as weather patterns dictate. The competing ideas were much more along the line of high endurance drones with 25-72 hours loiter above an area. The ballon solutions were not only more elegant, they provided a robust and economically viable strategy.
Actually, when Google's endeavor was announced, I was surprised how similar it was to someone else who had been in the market for since around 2005. I think I actually read about them on/., although this company name doesn't ring any bells.
Google (and all large companies) operate this way all the time; vendor comes in thinking they have hit the jackpot, but company just co-opts the information and technology if their lawyers say they can get away with it.
No, what we get is 95% of respondents from India, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and UAE, with no relevant experience in our field-- for a position that specifically states no visa sponsorship is available. The 5% that are relevant... well, it doesn't really help when you only have 20-30 applicants. Also, the highlighted profile was for the nephew of the CEO of a competitor...
Specifically in my industry, it does not seem to be an efficient/effective tool for employers to recruit directly. Talking to recruiters in my industry, it is slightly more effective for them, but not night and day.
An actual network of people you know is so much more effective than Linkedin...
Their revenue is from a circle-jerk of recruiters. We placed a few ads with LinkedIn for engineers, but the results were miserable. Many of their problems can be fixed, but it doesn't look like that is MS's goal. This seems more like pissing away $25B, which is about what the drop in their market cap is equal to.
Much easier to have the detection system immediately shut off music, turn on all the lights, ensure all exits are unlocked, and play a simple message such as "Active Threat, Evacuate". For schools, you go into lockdown (same thing in hospitals).
More guns, less guns, mental health checks, wiping out ISIS, etc. are unlikely to really solve the problem, because guns are easy to obtain outside legal channels... and if they aren't then a psychopath can easily switch to another means. From the looks of things, it seems like the number of psychopaths on the streets is going up; I am not sure how long we can go under the assumption that these things are random or caused by some "enemy" a la 1984.
To me, the highest priority is to limit what damage a "lone gunman" can do first. More active shooter training/planning is needed
But you don't have guaranteed snapshot retention with ZFS, and unless you have less than 50% disk usage you can still get screwed over. We use BTRFS snapshots on our backup system with rsync, and there are still a number of real risks for our small company. These risks are generally known, and we think we have an acceptable restore window -- basically a day for phones, accounting, and copy/print services, and 1-4 hours for the file server.
Virtualizing should improve things some, but not everything can be redundant.
Ultimately we are going to need to restrict user rights much more heavily for any meaningful improvement, but I would love to have some ransomeware canaries set up.
I would say the 2fa via SMS is a very weak level of protection and should be understood as such. Ideally you would have challenge/response on the phone to get the authorization code, plus a password for the account-- if you must use the phone.
Personally would much rather use an RSA-ID or Nubikey as my "something I have".
If you have an asset with a 30-year life paid for in today's dollars then inflation improves your margins. 2% Margin can quickly become a 30% margin at end of life. When you depreciate the full cost in the first 7 years, you get an even better picture.
The point is that the actual power flow is minimal, at least up to the point where it is logical to do so. Within the region the picture doesn't really change that much, just planning for inflow in the evening and outflow in the morning. (Normally system interties try to balance without power flow on the lines; the tie is mainly a reserve function. Allowing for time-of-day flow requires some changes to protection and system logic but not that big of a deal.)
To be 100% renewable is a very different type of system, and yes... that doesn't make economic sense.
After being on the site and posting for a few years I don't doubt someone that actually cares could figure out my real name, or at least establish if aaarrrgggh was in fact a subject in question, so I do censor myself at times. Posting AC only makes it slightly more difficult.
Far from true, for both parent and grandparent posts. Buying/selling renewable energy is on a kWh basis and just offsets kWh that are generated by non-renewables at a system level. Time domain is only a factor in ensuring adequate transmission/distribution capacity.
From a national grid and population perspective, the east coast could even handle the major problem point on the renewable-intensive load profile-- the time between sunset and 8 PM or so, with generation on the west coast. The normal load profile peaks around 2PM, in-line with solar production.
I would imagine the reason is so they can buy from themselves at locations where solar isn't viable for retail and remote offices. There might be a smattering of other reasons, but their own non-renewable energy consumption in the US is likely the primary driver. But, once you go that far, why not take advantage of the opportunity to sell to others?
While I am not a republican or Trump supporter in any way, shape, or form, the mindset you profess is why Trump will sadly win in November. Not because what you are saying is right, but because you midpsunderstand the bigger dynamic: Trump will say whatever it takes to get elected. He is out politicking the politicians by taking it to 11.
It is completely absurd, but the Democratic Party is equally to blame for the situation we face now. Hillary never should have been allowed to run by the establishment. This election will end up costing the Democrats any chance at controlling congress or many state offices for a long time. She is too divisive, and a lot of people have hated her for well over 20 years.
Thin matters to me; it means the laptop easily fits into the hydration pack sleeve in my backpack, and also makes it much easier to remove for airport security. Personally don't need anything thinner than the MacBook Air though.
As my old environmental engineering professor used to quip, "The SOlution to POlution is DIlution."
The fuel consumption is equivalent to about 200 Tons of particulate matter per day, and if there is a ship within a few miles of shore all the time with unfavorable wind conditions, that ends up being pretty continuous.
That said, the engines are efficient, back of napkin is about 10% better per shaft HP than an efficient 2MW diesel genset. Comparing to an electric power plant, it is just over 100MW, which as a natural gas plant with BACT emissions is annoying a half mile away. As an untreated diesel system, it would be awful within a few miles at least.
For me, the main thing is having lighting scenes and sonos control automated: time-of-day, day-of-week, occupied/unoccupied, etc. I would like it to do a few more things, but mainly the focus is in setting moods transparently.
I was surprised that my wife missed it when the power line modem died, but it really grows on you.
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It really depends on your needs. I really liked the convienence of my Jaybirds, but... They were easy to lose. I have the Bose in-ear noise cancelling headphones now, and they are awesome for flying, music, and phone... and the battery lasts for about 18 hours. Almost perfect for my needs, but the battery pack is a pain in the ass.
Having a lightning jack would eliminate the need for battery and really make them great.
Now for exercise, it is very hard to beat Bluetooth (unless you have a panter next to you).
Actually, the weather prediction handles that; loss of one ballon resulted in degredation of service. Balloons weren't that expensive in the first place.
But changing that balance is actually good; it reduces risk and ultimately reduces the return companies must generate. Also, getting investment funding when you actually show a profit is much easier, including conventional means such as a line of credit for short term or term loans for anything over a year.
Arguably it was innovative at the time it was developed-- a low-cost network that can be easily hoisted in different locations as weather patterns dictate. The competing ideas were much more along the line of high endurance drones with 25-72 hours loiter above an area. The ballon solutions were not only more elegant, they provided a robust and economically viable strategy.
Actually, when Google's endeavor was announced, I was surprised how similar it was to someone else who had been in the market for since around 2005. I think I actually read about them on /., although this company name doesn't ring any bells.
Google (and all large companies) operate this way all the time; vendor comes in thinking they have hit the jackpot, but company just co-opts the information and technology if their lawyers say they can get away with it.
No, what we get is 95% of respondents from India, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and UAE, with no relevant experience in our field-- for a position that specifically states no visa sponsorship is available. The 5% that are relevant... well, it doesn't really help when you only have 20-30 applicants. Also, the highlighted profile was for the nephew of the CEO of a competitor...
Specifically in my industry, it does not seem to be an efficient/effective tool for employers to recruit directly. Talking to recruiters in my industry, it is slightly more effective for them, but not night and day.
An actual network of people you know is so much more effective than Linkedin...
It is a brand that helps them maintain relevance. Unfortunately, I doubt their plans to create synergy are anything I will like.
Their revenue is from a circle-jerk of recruiters. We placed a few ads with LinkedIn for engineers, but the results were miserable. Many of their problems can be fixed, but it doesn't look like that is MS's goal. This seems more like pissing away $25B, which is about what the drop in their market cap is equal to.
Much easier to have the detection system immediately shut off music, turn on all the lights, ensure all exits are unlocked, and play a simple message such as "Active Threat, Evacuate". For schools, you go into lockdown (same thing in hospitals).
More guns, less guns, mental health checks, wiping out ISIS, etc. are unlikely to really solve the problem, because guns are easy to obtain outside legal channels... and if they aren't then a psychopath can easily switch to another means. From the looks of things, it seems like the number of psychopaths on the streets is going up; I am not sure how long we can go under the assumption that these things are random or caused by some "enemy" a la 1984.
To me, the highest priority is to limit what damage a "lone gunman" can do first. More active shooter training/planning is needed
But you don't have guaranteed snapshot retention with ZFS, and unless you have less than 50% disk usage you can still get screwed over. We use BTRFS snapshots on our backup system with rsync, and there are still a number of real risks for our small company. These risks are generally known, and we think we have an acceptable restore window -- basically a day for phones, accounting, and copy/print services, and 1-4 hours for the file server.
Virtualizing should improve things some, but not everything can be redundant.
Ultimately we are going to need to restrict user rights much more heavily for any meaningful improvement, but I would love to have some ransomeware canaries set up.
I would say the 2fa via SMS is a very weak level of protection and should be understood as such. Ideally you would have challenge/response on the phone to get the authorization code, plus a password for the account-- if you must use the phone.
Personally would much rather use an RSA-ID or Nubikey as my "something I have".
Honest question though: are distributed systems plus snapshots a "backup?" What really makes a backup-- beyond ensuring no common mode failure option.
If you have an asset with a 30-year life paid for in today's dollars then inflation improves your margins. 2% Margin can quickly become a 30% margin at end of life. When you depreciate the full cost in the first 7 years, you get an even better picture.
The point is that the actual power flow is minimal, at least up to the point where it is logical to do so. Within the region the picture doesn't really change that much, just planning for inflow in the evening and outflow in the morning. (Normally system interties try to balance without power flow on the lines; the tie is mainly a reserve function. Allowing for time-of-day flow requires some changes to protection and system logic but not that big of a deal.)
To be 100% renewable is a very different type of system, and yes... that doesn't make economic sense.
After being on the site and posting for a few years I don't doubt someone that actually cares could figure out my real name, or at least establish if aaarrrgggh was in fact a subject in question, so I do censor myself at times. Posting AC only makes it slightly more difficult.
With huge cash reserves, low margin can still be higher than the rate of return otherwise available.
Far from true, for both parent and grandparent posts. Buying/selling renewable energy is on a kWh basis and just offsets kWh that are generated by non-renewables at a system level. Time domain is only a factor in ensuring adequate transmission/distribution capacity.
From a national grid and population perspective, the east coast could even handle the major problem point on the renewable-intensive load profile-- the time between sunset and 8 PM or so, with generation on the west coast. The normal load profile peaks around 2PM, in-line with solar production.
I would imagine the reason is so they can buy from themselves at locations where solar isn't viable for retail and remote offices. There might be a smattering of other reasons, but their own non-renewable energy consumption in the US is likely the primary driver. But, once you go that far, why not take advantage of the opportunity to sell to others?
SMB3 from VPN connections? (Available in 8 as well.)
Very true... but is there anything on the horizon to deal with the weaknesses of key trust?
While I am not a republican or Trump supporter in any way, shape, or form, the mindset you profess is why Trump will sadly win in November. Not because what you are saying is right, but because you midpsunderstand the bigger dynamic: Trump will say whatever it takes to get elected. He is out politicking the politicians by taking it to 11.
It is completely absurd, but the Democratic Party is equally to blame for the situation we face now. Hillary never should have been allowed to run by the establishment. This election will end up costing the Democrats any chance at controlling congress or many state offices for a long time. She is too divisive, and a lot of people have hated her for well over 20 years.
Thin matters to me; it means the laptop easily fits into the hydration pack sleeve in my backpack, and also makes it much easier to remove for airport security. Personally don't need anything thinner than the MacBook Air though.
From what I understand, HSTS does not provide protection from a trusted certificate, it just prevents ssl stripping proxies.
As my old environmental engineering professor used to quip, "The SOlution to POlution is DIlution."
The fuel consumption is equivalent to about 200 Tons of particulate matter per day, and if there is a ship within a few miles of shore all the time with unfavorable wind conditions, that ends up being pretty continuous.
That said, the engines are efficient, back of napkin is about 10% better per shaft HP than an efficient 2MW diesel genset. Comparing to an electric power plant, it is just over 100MW, which as a natural gas plant with BACT emissions is annoying a half mile away. As an untreated diesel system, it would be awful within a few miles at least.
At least they aren't using bunker oil...
For me, the main thing is having lighting scenes and sonos control automated: time-of-day, day-of-week, occupied/unoccupied, etc. I would like it to do a few more things, but mainly the focus is in setting moods transparently.
I was surprised that my wife missed it when the power line modem died, but it really grows on you.