Uber and Lyft both are now offering "rent to drive" options, where driver does not even own a car. They "rent" a vehicle from Lyft/Uber and then drive it. So, no wear and tear on their own vehicle, although of course their take home pay is even less and they are basically a completely hired employees (except for any benefits).
This century is when Russia finally found what it's good at. Or, more to the point, it knew all along - but the skill was not in demand until now. Only with the world fully interconnected the last piece of the puzzle fell into place. Russia has never been much for productive development. But ability to endlessly argue for the sake of an argument and troll is ingrained in the culture and the language. It was not of much use before when any information produced locally stayed local. Now that they have world-wide reach - things are looking up for them. The rest of the world will just have to learn to live with it, and to pay less attention to the professional trolling. I fear that may not be an easy task.
So 1300 people overstaying their visa (leaving the US at that point, as well - unless we want to put them in jail?). And almost 200 million spent on that program in 2017 alone (with 1 billion planned by 2025) What's the cost per visa overstayer? And what is the benefit to us, as a nation (other than another pork barrel for the DHS and their contractors)
I know that Chrome respects cookie settings, so that when cookies are not permitted for *.google.com - they are not being stored or sent (this is verifiable with a variety of tools).
In my case, that's the setting I've been using. No cookies, no login into any Google account.
If elementary school starts 2 hours earlier, that means it also *ends* 2 hours earlier. Now, where does that elementary school child go for the 2 extra hours (while parents are, presumably, at work)? That's right - now you need pay a nanny.
There is nothing "elegant" about an algorithm that optimizes one variable. You can optimize any one variable to the detriment of others (what if *all* kids go to one giant school, for example:) ) It is not a fault of the algorithm though - it's just relying on poorly specified conditions. To be actually useful to real humans, it should have included as many relevant variables as possible.
No need to blame "angry parents" and no reason to laud poorly specified task.
Wow, that's a great announcement. So many things I do not want - at once. Not sure why, but makes me actually feel good - like I am saving money or something:)
What will they do when Google has to implement similar European requirements of pre-filtering and removing "content inciting violence"? Or is that only when countries we don't like do stuff like that?
I wrote a small Chrome extension previously. I did submit it to the Chrome store (where I can download it) - but during the development process I needed to modify and reload that extensions many times over (as is natural to any dev. process)
Without inline extension installation ability - how would a developer be expected to do that? Is there going to be a special "developer" Chrome version? Or would developer have to submit every line change of the extension to the store in order to test it?
Also helps line developer's pockets, as Adobe CS4 is only 32 bit and when it stops being supported by OSX, you pretty much have to pay Adobe whatever it asks for the current version (I believe that take $1000 cash or monthly installments on par with a compact car lease payments)
I am a long time MacOS user, and currently using 10.11 El Capitan (and even that upgrade was forced on my by Turbotax). High Sierra looks undesirable (due to APFS and nag popups trying to run 32 bit software, which I cannot replace). This one does not seem to add anything of value either. It may be just me, but making all user experience about giant pictures popping up is not really that attractive.
Well, Netscape first, then Mozilla Firefox. Switched to Chrome last year, when Firefox ditched the fully featured addon API. As all of the addons I needed are either no longer available for Firefox or are limited in the same way Chrome addons are, I see no reason to go back. Support is a two way street. I supported Firefox as long as they supported my needs. They no longer do, and so it's good bye. No compelling reason to come back as of now.
This is great news. But Europe is already doing a lot to clean up and reduce its plastic use. This is most urgently needed pretty much everywhere else. In particular both in the US and in Asia. The sight of roadsides, fields and beaches littered with tons of plastic waste is ubiquitous in those places - and we all pay the price.
There is no reason for most of current plastic use other than externalizing disposal costs so that everyone bears those.
Your phone keeps these devices off by default, and there are several controls created by phone manufacturer to ensure that it stays so (I know iOS has those, Android must too). The "always on" device is always on, and must and will listen to everything - by design.
If they go under tomorrow, another company will promptly take its place. It's not a specific business - it's the system and the set of laws and (corrupt) interests protecting it.
This is not what I see when I read articles on the topic. For example: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/05/attention-pgp-users-new-vulnerabilities-require-you-take-action-now
They suggest completely disabling or *uninstalling* tools that automatically decrypt PGP messages. There are multiple guides following this advisory that explain how to completely uninstall or disable Enigmail in email client (Thunerbird etc).
To quote myself: "there is some potential for bad actors to possibly decrypt some of the PGP encrypted messages, if said messages include HTML with links to 3rd party sites (which your email client must display automatically)".
Explanation: For bad actors to decrypt PGP encrypted messages, these messages must include HTML with links to 3rd party sites and your email client must display such links automatically.
Yes, indeed, some advice there. Because there is some potential for bad actors to possibly decrypt some of the PGP encrypted messages, if said messages include HTML with links to 3rd party sites (which your email client must display automatically), you need to **completely disable** email encryption. Then all of your email becomes clear text and, fully readable by anyone without effort, and thus you are completely safe from that vulnerability. SMH.
That wonderful advice is brought to you by researchers in no way sponsored by NSA or any other 3 letter agency.
For those worried - make sure your email client does not automatically display any embedded HTML links (or, better yet, just turn off HTML formatted email). I believe this is the default for Enigmail encrypted email anyway. Use plaintext, and you are as safe as cryptography allows. (I believe Enigmail authors posted a message to that effect).
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Uber and Lyft both are now offering "rent to drive" options, where driver does not even own a car. They "rent" a vehicle from Lyft/Uber and then drive it. So, no wear and tear on their own vehicle, although of course their take home pay is even less and they are basically a completely hired employees (except for any benefits).
This century is when Russia finally found what it's good at. Or, more to the point, it knew all along - but the skill was not in demand until now. Only with the world fully interconnected the last piece of the puzzle fell into place.
Russia has never been much for productive development. But ability to endlessly argue for the sake of an argument and troll is ingrained in the culture and the language. It was not of much use before when any information produced locally stayed local. Now that they have world-wide reach - things are looking up for them.
The rest of the world will just have to learn to live with it, and to pay less attention to the professional trolling. I fear that may not be an easy task.
Weirdly enough - mod parent up.
So 1300 people overstaying their visa (leaving the US at that point, as well - unless we want to put them in jail?). And almost 200 million spent on that program in 2017 alone (with 1 billion planned by 2025) What's the cost per visa overstayer? And what is the benefit to us, as a nation (other than another pork barrel for the DHS and their contractors)
I know that Chrome respects cookie settings, so that when cookies are not permitted for *.google.com - they are not being stored or sent (this is verifiable with a variety of tools).
In my case, that's the setting I've been using. No cookies, no login into any Google account.
You might not be a parent.
If elementary school starts 2 hours earlier, that means it also *ends* 2 hours earlier. Now, where does that elementary school child go for the 2 extra hours (while parents are, presumably, at work)? That's right - now you need pay a nanny.
There is nothing "elegant" about an algorithm that optimizes one variable. You can optimize any one variable to the detriment of others (what if *all* kids go to one giant school, for example :) ) It is not a fault of the algorithm though - it's just relying on poorly specified conditions. To be actually useful to real humans, it should have included as many relevant variables as possible.
No need to blame "angry parents" and no reason to laud poorly specified task.
Wow, that's a great announcement. So many things I do not want - at once. Not sure why, but makes me actually feel good - like I am saving money or something :)
Put the tracker on your dog (or a small child). That will log so much exercise the insurance would be free.
Geez, it's raining ACs today :)
What will they do when Google has to implement similar European requirements of pre-filtering and removing "content inciting violence"? Or is that only when countries we don't like do stuff like that?
I wrote a small Chrome extension previously. I did submit it to the Chrome store (where I can download it) - but during the development process I needed to modify and reload that extensions many times over (as is natural to any dev. process)
Without inline extension installation ability - how would a developer be expected to do that? Is there going to be a special "developer" Chrome version? Or would developer have to submit every line change of the extension to the store in order to test it?
Let me guess - "not very well". Wait, is that a trick question?
Also helps line developer's pockets, as Adobe CS4 is only 32 bit and when it stops being supported by OSX, you pretty much have to pay Adobe whatever it asks for the current version (I believe that take $1000 cash or monthly installments on par with a compact car lease payments)
Most of it is probably bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies (and the rest - youtube videos, porn and other "cloud entertainment services").
I am a long time MacOS user, and currently using 10.11 El Capitan (and even that upgrade was forced on my by Turbotax). High Sierra looks undesirable (due to APFS and nag popups trying to run 32 bit software, which I cannot replace). This one does not seem to add anything of value either.
It may be just me, but making all user experience about giant pictures popping up is not really that attractive.
Well, Netscape first, then Mozilla Firefox. Switched to Chrome last year, when Firefox ditched the fully featured addon API.
As all of the addons I needed are either no longer available for Firefox or are limited in the same way Chrome addons are, I see no reason to go back.
Support is a two way street. I supported Firefox as long as they supported my needs. They no longer do, and so it's good bye. No compelling reason to come back as of now.
AI? Wtf? Do we need AI label slapped everywhere? It's an damn extra camera - a lens and a CCD. What AI is there?
This is great news. But Europe is already doing a lot to clean up and reduce its plastic use. This is most urgently needed pretty much everywhere else. In particular both in the US and in Asia. The sight of roadsides, fields and beaches littered with tons of plastic waste is ubiquitous in those places - and we all pay the price.
There is no reason for most of current plastic use other than externalizing disposal costs so that everyone bears those.
Sure it's for safety. They just trust passengers in business more, so no safety issue with giving them metal utensils :)
Your phone keeps these devices off by default, and there are several controls created by phone manufacturer to ensure that it stays so (I know iOS has those, Android must too).
The "always on" device is always on, and must and will listen to everything - by design.
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If they go under tomorrow, another company will promptly take its place. It's not a specific business - it's the system and the set of laws and (corrupt) interests protecting it.
This is not what I see when I read articles on the topic. For example: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/05/attention-pgp-users-new-vulnerabilities-require-you-take-action-now
They suggest completely disabling or *uninstalling* tools that automatically decrypt PGP messages. There are multiple guides following this advisory that explain how to completely uninstall or disable Enigmail in email client (Thunerbird etc).
To quote myself: "there is some potential for bad actors to possibly decrypt some of the PGP encrypted messages, if said messages include HTML with links to 3rd party sites (which your email client must display automatically)".
Explanation: For bad actors to decrypt PGP encrypted messages, these messages must include HTML with links to 3rd party sites and your email client must display such links automatically.
Yes, indeed, some advice there. Because there is some potential for bad actors to possibly decrypt some of the PGP encrypted messages, if said messages include HTML with links to 3rd party sites (which your email client must display automatically), you need to **completely disable** email encryption. Then all of your email becomes clear text and, fully readable by anyone without effort, and thus you are completely safe from that vulnerability. SMH.
That wonderful advice is brought to you by researchers in no way sponsored by NSA or any other 3 letter agency.
For those worried - make sure your email client does not automatically display any embedded HTML links (or, better yet, just turn off HTML formatted email). I believe this is the default for Enigmail encrypted email anyway. Use plaintext, and you are as safe as cryptography allows. (I believe Enigmail authors posted a message to that effect).