How about if you lose your job because you can't get to work because your car was erroneously towed. How about if you get frostbite because it's 7 degrees outside with a wind chill factor of -18 and you cannot drive home because your car is gone. How about if your car is damaged during the towing process because the tow truck driver, who took your car when he shouldn't, is an idiot.
You've obviously never had invalid information about you in a database somewhere. It can be impossible to get rid of, and nobody accepts responsibility for the bad information.
I don't trust the tow truck drivers to have that many scruples, especially if they are paid by the tow. I think they'll take whatever vehicle they've been told to take.
Because the tow truck driver will notice that only one letter on the plate is wrong, shrug his shoulders, and tow it. He doesn't care because he'll just say he's doing his job. The tow company doesn't care because they'll just argue they THEY are doing their job, and the responsibility will be that of the ones with money and power, who always win in court.
Because the tow companies tow whatever they are told to tow. They are merely agents for those with money and power, and those with money and power always win regardless of who is right.
The major problems I see with this is there is no oversight. How accurate are the readers? How accurate are the databases? What recourse is there when they make a mistake? That sort of thing. Without oversight there is vast potential for abuse. The various companies involved need to be licensed and regulated. There needs to be PCI-like compliance for their databases and equipment.
There are lots of other questions here. Parking lots are by and large on private property. These drivers with the scanners are utilizing the private property for profit. I mean, I can't just set up a booth in Walmart's parking lot and start selling stuff. I would need their permission, for starters, and they would probably want a lease, proof of insurance, etc, etc.
My worry is that my car will be mistaken for another car on a repo list and towed somewhere. Then it becomes a legal nighmare getting it back, with no prospect for compensation or damages.
The term reminds me of "Computer Scientist". I remember a TV commercial from the 80s for a digital watch that mimicked analog watches. The announcer would declare that the watch had been designed by "computer scientists" while an actor was displayed wearing a lab coat and looking at the watch under a microscope. The first time I saw it I was afflicted with fits of laughter.
This will probably get lost in the noise, but, the monks on Mount Athos follow a vegetarian diet that contains no animal protein, apart from the occasional fish. There is plenty of plant protein, and the carbs they eat are typically found in fruits and vegetables. They don't eat a lot of bread, rice and pasta. They tend to live long, healthy lives. There is more to it than just the diet, however. Their lives are ordered, unhurried, with little stress, and plenty of mild exercise.
I don't see what the news is here. A small percentage of people don't understand tech jargon. Why is that surprising?
I think we all enjoy a little schadenfreude when people display their ignorance, otherwise Fail Blog and blonde jokes, and the like, would not be so popular. But this article is going out of it's way to try to paint an entire nation of people as woefully ignorant when in fact only a small percentage of them are simply unfamiliar with technical terms. There are people out there with PhDs and high IQs who have no idea what HTML is. It does not mean they are stupid.
The name-calling is completely uncalled for. I was only stating my opinion. About coffee, no less. I doubt if you would have called me a "dick-nosed liar" if you had been within arm's reach. Contact me if you would like to try it face to face.
I've tried Kuerig and I'm not impressed. Considering the cost of the pods, and the poor quality of the result, I'm not missing much. I've gotten to where I drink instant much of the time (and before you bash instant, there are some pretty good instants out there today, and it is also the way most of the world gets their coffee). If I want something better and I have the time, I use a french press. I have instant hot water at home (a device that is not much more than a Keurig, and infinitely more usable) as well as the office, so these options are not a problem. Either coffee method is at least as good as Keurig, cheaper and greener.
Go ahead, Keurig, shoot yourselves in the foot. Good luck with that.
I bet maintenance would've been a bitch. I might have been able to fly fast, but there might also have been a lot of "hanger queens" too. The design is meaningless if you can't keep the planes in the air.
I think I DO know how it works. It takes pictures and videos of people secretly. And it's not the same as security cameras. Security cameras are there so that if something happens there is evidence. Security camera video typically does not get uploaded all over the place unless something remarkable or illegal happens. Glassholes are there to spy on you and then immediately upload whatever you're doing. People don't like being spyed on in that way.
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How about if you lose your job because you can't get to work because your car was erroneously towed.
How about if you get frostbite because it's 7 degrees outside with a wind chill factor of -18 and you cannot drive home because your car is gone.
How about if your car is damaged during the towing process because the tow truck driver, who took your car when he shouldn't, is an idiot.
You've obviously never had invalid information about you in a database somewhere. It can be impossible to get rid of, and nobody accepts responsibility for the bad information.
I don't trust the tow truck drivers to have that many scruples, especially if they are paid by the tow. I think they'll take whatever vehicle they've been told to take.
Because the tow truck driver will notice that only one letter on the plate is wrong, shrug his shoulders, and tow it. He doesn't care because he'll just say he's doing his job. The tow company doesn't care because they'll just argue they THEY are doing their job, and the responsibility will be that of the ones with money and power, who always win in court.
Because the tow companies tow whatever they are told to tow. They are merely agents for those with money and power, and those with money and power always win regardless of who is right.
The major problems I see with this is there is no oversight. How accurate are the readers? How accurate are the databases? What recourse is there when they make a mistake? That sort of thing. Without oversight there is vast potential for abuse. The various companies involved need to be licensed and regulated. There needs to be PCI-like compliance for their databases and equipment.
There are lots of other questions here. Parking lots are by and large on private property. These drivers with the scanners are utilizing the private property for profit. I mean, I can't just set up a booth in Walmart's parking lot and start selling stuff. I would need their permission, for starters, and they would probably want a lease, proof of insurance, etc, etc.
My worry is that my car will be mistaken for another car on a repo list and towed somewhere. Then it becomes a legal nighmare getting it back, with no prospect for compensation or damages.
The term reminds me of "Computer Scientist". I remember a TV commercial from the 80s for a digital watch that mimicked analog watches. The announcer would declare that the watch had been designed by "computer scientists" while an actor was displayed wearing a lab coat and looking at the watch under a microscope. The first time I saw it I was afflicted with fits of laughter.
This will probably get lost in the noise, but, the monks on Mount Athos follow a vegetarian diet that contains no animal protein, apart from the occasional fish. There is plenty of plant protein, and the carbs they eat are typically found in fruits and vegetables. They don't eat a lot of bread, rice and pasta. They tend to live long, healthy lives. There is more to it than just the diet, however. Their lives are ordered, unhurried, with little stress, and plenty of mild exercise.
Good luck with that. A lot of things that used to be protected by the First Amendment are no longer protected by it.
That's because the suit is not stylish enough. The Italians are embarrassed.
I don't see what the news is here. A small percentage of people don't understand tech jargon. Why is that surprising?
I think we all enjoy a little schadenfreude when people display their ignorance, otherwise Fail Blog and blonde jokes, and the like, would not be so popular. But this article is going out of it's way to try to paint an entire nation of people as woefully ignorant when in fact only a small percentage of them are simply unfamiliar with technical terms. There are people out there with PhDs and high IQs who have no idea what HTML is. It does not mean they are stupid.
The name-calling is completely uncalled for. I was only stating my opinion. About coffee, no less. I doubt if you would have called me a "dick-nosed liar" if you had been within arm's reach. Contact me if you would like to try it face to face.
Is there any way to tell if your router has been compromised?
Whoosh yourself. I was making a joke. I know there was a MS version of Java. I have a copy of it that I got in 1999.
That's how the Greeks do it. I think the Turks too.
I also think they argue a lot over who came up with the idea first.
You mean C#?
Hear! Hear! I wish I could mod you up.
I've tried Kuerig and I'm not impressed. Considering the cost of the pods, and the poor quality of the result, I'm not missing much. I've gotten to where I drink instant much of the time (and before you bash instant, there are some pretty good instants out there today, and it is also the way most of the world gets their coffee). If I want something better and I have the time, I use a french press. I have instant hot water at home (a device that is not much more than a Keurig, and infinitely more usable) as well as the office, so these options are not a problem. Either coffee method is at least as good as Keurig, cheaper and greener.
Go ahead, Keurig, shoot yourselves in the foot. Good luck with that.
Ha! Yet it looked fine in preview. Well played, Slashdot, well played.
I bet maintenance would've been a bitch. I might have been able to fly fast, but there might also have been a lot of "hanger queens" too. The design is meaningless if you can't keep the planes in the air.
"It has Russian language strings in the code, so it must be Russian intelligence behind it!"
(facepalm) Really? This is an example of investigative prowess?
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I must be Russian. There are Russian language strings in my post.
The kibitz? Well, yes, we do like to chat about scientific advancement around here.
How close do they really need to be? Can you "swat" them if they're a few hundred feet up?
I think I DO know how it works. It takes pictures and videos of people secretly. And it's not the same as security cameras. Security cameras are there so that if something happens there is evidence. Security camera video typically does not get uploaded all over the place unless something remarkable or illegal happens. Glassholes are there to spy on you and then immediately upload whatever you're doing. People don't like being spyed on in that way.
PHB: "We need an app!"
Developer: "To do what?"
PHB: "Well, I'm not sure. But we need an app. [Some other company] has an app. We need one too!"
Developer: "We could just create a mobile version of our website."
PHB: "But that wouldn't be an app. We need an app!"