A big smash-up of some kind probably happened fairly recently to form the rings and some of the moons. I suspect 2 medium-sized moons collided, or a moon and visiting asteroid.
Yip, we'll probably see flying cars before self-programming computers or practical DIY coding.
I've worked with roll-your-own code from those who master spreadsheet macros/scripting enough to automate their stuff BUT have no experience with maintenance issues, and maintenance is the biggest cost of software, not creation. Their code is messy and poorly factored. They move on and leave us holding their pasta bag.
It may be okay for automating your own personal tasks, but any larger-scale data sharing should involve maintenance concerns.
I do agree that programming is too specific an IT topic for lower grades. Naive office workers are a bigger drain on the economy than (alleged) lack of coding education, and a general IT course(s) would be a better use of time and resources in pre-college education.
For example, many office workers often don't understand basics like the difference between clients and servers; and trade-offs associated with relationships, such as one-to-many, many-to-many, etc. Managers often ask for stupid crap because they don't understand these, creating long-term messes.
Apple should find a way to merge tablets and laptops so that an iPad can be an iMac by plugging in a mouse and keyboard and vice versa.
People WOULD be willing to shell out such money if it means they don't have to buy two devices: a laptop (or desktop) and a tablet.
But, that may not be an easy Holy Grail. MS and Google are trying hard at it also with mixed but improving results.
I'd like to see if the plug-in "keyboard" cannot also have extra processing power and batteries so that one can get full-blown laptop/deskop performance when in "laptop mode". It would still run the same software in tablet mode (no keyboard), just slower.
That way the tablet doesn't have to carry the entire burden of laptop-level processing, and is thus lighter.
Not everyone is going to agree on what USA spends resources on. Civilized compromise means we have to live with others' crap decisions. We shouldn't cut off our hand to spite our thumb.
Didn't they change their creed from "Don't be evil" to something non-committal like, "Make a reasonable attempt cut down on evil a tad if you have the time and it's not too costly"?
Apple can do this because unlike Google, Facebook or [Amazon], Apple makes money on hardware and not on the sale of customer data.
Google Maps on Android wanted me to register (with Google) in order for Maps to remember recent queries done just 5 minutes ago even. If you don't register, you gotta re-type them in.
And the User Agreement does permit them to share map queries with vendors.
Technically a map app could cache recent map queries on the phone itself rather than The Cloud.
Given that government already eats plenty of money and still can't do its basic jobs properly, I don't see any logical reason to give even more to them.
How ELSE do you propose roads, bridges, pipes, etc. get built and repaired? Magic beans? If you are going to bash something, FIRST prepare a realistic alternative.
Besides, nothing is stopping them from giving more if they really feel that strongly about it.
There is a risk of depending on volunteer donations for infrastructure and basic services. During slumps, people are obviously going to give less. That means basic services take a big hit during bad times when they are needed most.
I had a similar complaint about Ron Paul's volunteer-based healthcare plan.
It also means the economy slows way down during slumps as the giving shrinks and reduces paychecks, exacerbating the existing slump. It's counter-Keynes.
Why? IT has a lot of down-sides: instability, stress, low office status, repetitive-motion injuries, offshore-risk, long-hours, and constant re-training, often on your own dime. No career is perfect, but don't over-sell one.
They point is the rewards for "passion" were not what the poster expected. I have to agree, overall. Office BS politics matter as much as technical passion, if not more.
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What keeps the Janice Keihanaikukauakahihulihe'ekahaunaele's of the world from not dreaming up even longer last names?
A big smash-up of some kind probably happened fairly recently to form the rings and some of the moons. I suspect 2 medium-sized moons collided, or a moon and visiting asteroid.
I mean practical ones
Jet packs been around a while also, but certainly not practical
That's because you didn't train your H1B replacement properly.
Magnets are best explained by Intelligent Attraction.
Satan is Intelligent Repulsion.
Yip, we'll probably see flying cars before self-programming computers or practical DIY coding.
I've worked with roll-your-own code from those who master spreadsheet macros/scripting enough to automate their stuff BUT have no experience with maintenance issues, and maintenance is the biggest cost of software, not creation. Their code is messy and poorly factored. They move on and leave us holding their pasta bag.
It may be okay for automating your own personal tasks, but any larger-scale data sharing should involve maintenance concerns.
I do agree that programming is too specific an IT topic for lower grades. Naive office workers are a bigger drain on the economy than (alleged) lack of coding education, and a general IT course(s) would be a better use of time and resources in pre-college education.
For example, many office workers often don't understand basics like the difference between clients and servers; and trade-offs associated with relationships, such as one-to-many, many-to-many, etc. Managers often ask for stupid crap because they don't understand these, creating long-term messes.
Auditing and inspections are costly. There's a break-even point where the cost of monitoring is higher than the savings it induces.
You are using the "blow it up because it's not perfect" fallacy.
Apple should ask the FBI to check them......oh, wait
If management wants to know how I honestly feel, all they have to do is ask.
Of course there's a delay, the device has to register with the NSA first
Apple should find a way to merge tablets and laptops so that an iPad can be an iMac by plugging in a mouse and keyboard and vice versa.
People WOULD be willing to shell out such money if it means they don't have to buy two devices: a laptop (or desktop) and a tablet.
But, that may not be an easy Holy Grail. MS and Google are trying hard at it also with mixed but improving results.
I'd like to see if the plug-in "keyboard" cannot also have extra processing power and batteries so that one can get full-blown laptop/deskop performance when in "laptop mode". It would still run the same software in tablet mode (no keyboard), just slower.
That way the tablet doesn't have to carry the entire burden of laptop-level processing, and is thus lighter.
Not everyone is going to agree on what USA spends resources on. Civilized compromise means we have to live with others' crap decisions. We shouldn't cut off our hand to spite our thumb.
Didn't they change their creed from "Don't be evil" to something non-committal like, "Make a reasonable attempt cut down on evil a tad if you have the time and it's not too costly"?
Google Maps on Android wanted me to register (with Google) in order for Maps to remember recent queries done just 5 minutes ago even. If you don't register, you gotta re-type them in.
And the User Agreement does permit them to share map queries with vendors.
Technically a map app could cache recent map queries on the phone itself rather than The Cloud.
I'm thinking of going back to iPhone.
That's what happens when you let politicians be spokespersons for such issues, both sides.
How ELSE do you propose roads, bridges, pipes, etc. get built and repaired? Magic beans? If you are going to bash something, FIRST prepare a realistic alternative.
Humans are mutts.
"I'll build a fantastic carbon wall, and make the dinosaurs pay for it!"
There is a risk of depending on volunteer donations for infrastructure and basic services. During slumps, people are obviously going to give less. That means basic services take a big hit during bad times when they are needed most.
I had a similar complaint about Ron Paul's volunteer-based healthcare plan.
It also means the economy slows way down during slumps as the giving shrinks and reduces paychecks, exacerbating the existing slump. It's counter-Keynes.
No, she earns the big bucks because she can make her bosses think it's insightful.
The corporate world is the Art of Bullshitting. In other words, she's a Bullshit Engineer (at least for this article).
Okay, I get it now.
Why? IT has a lot of down-sides: instability, stress, low office status, repetitive-motion injuries, offshore-risk, long-hours, and constant re-training, often on your own dime. No career is perfect, but don't over-sell one.
They point is the rewards for "passion" were not what the poster expected. I have to agree, overall. Office BS politics matter as much as technical passion, if not more.
Ain't the future, I've been ignoring them for 30 years.