I actually figured the numbers out on my last trip to fallujah. My total compensation (BAH, BAS, Base Pay, retirement, medical) was about $11.50 an hour. Just base pay was about $5.50. That wasn't 24/7 but it was the hours I was actually working at the time. They go up a little back in the states.
I don't know if you've read Freakonomics or not but that is basically the premise of the entire book(s). There are economics in everything, people respond to incentives and if you set up your incentives properly you'll get the result you desire. Fail to properly incentivize people and you can get all sorts of interesting results. I particularly like the Israeli Day Care example.
Just so we can time how long it takes for the entire IT Industry in the EU to collapse so completely scientists will be studying it for singularity effects.
It isn't like this a new type of attack either. Just look at people sharing pictures. If they post a bunch of pictures with default names you can very often just change the numbers to find more pictures, frequently ones they didn't intend to share for various often entertaining reasons.
Hell the first year of college I was able to do something like this. The class registration method was primitive and putting the wrong numbers in when registering would often register someone else for that class. They fixed it for the next registration period but it did make things very interesting for the start of the winter session.
Some day people will actually learn from history instead of just reading it. This was in no way a sophisticated attack, it was a simple script kiddie method that shouldn't have been open on any system to begin with much less a banking system...
Yeah, I actually didn't verify his numbers I was just putting up sources. These shipping vessels use 400 kilowatts to as much as 8 megawatts of power while in port depending on their size. There is some work to putting solar panels on the ships but I think they're producing maybe 10% of that from non diesel/fuel oil sources on the best ships right now.
You're right except his question was regarding google.kz. If google.kz disappears then it is no longer being operated and you're right. If google.kz keeps being used then it might get interesting.
Having a server doing redirects and nothing else would still accomplish the same ends. Google doesn't want to put servers with content there. A redirection server would technically be operating www.google.kz within their borders AND it would avoid the unreasonable demands.
Although I'm not sure changing the DNS entry really qualifies as operating but governments will see it how they want.
There are lots of cities looking for people of all stripes. Buffalo, NY for instance is looking for IT people of all stripes with a fairly robust number of smaller companies. Look outside of the places you might expect and there may be a surprising amount of opportunity in the second tier cities like Buffalo.
Now if someone could just label all the different parts and what they do it would be useful for those of us who think this is cool but don't exactly follow it closely.
For clarity I mean more than 1) Space Shuttle 2) International Space Station. I think I got that part figured out.
That was for violations BY Napster because they used centralized servers. It wasn't intended to provide amnesty for anyone who did the downloading or make music free to download into the future. Only an idiot would pervert the case and settlement to even vaguely resemble that.
The main difference is that this appears to cover ALL downloaded music regardless of source. I think there has to be a catch in there somewhere and we just haven't found it yet because I'm not sure the music labels would support $25/year to "own" all music everywhere from everywhen...
I agree with your entire point about movies and pricing.
Except I don't think it counts when they won't come after you for things you "stole"
Regardless of your views on piracy and downloading music RICO isn't going to be used to prevent someone from offering a $25/year amnesty for all the music you didn't buy.
Part of the answer is that not all solar requires full sunlight. They don't produce the most power but they are able to produce some. That was also his point with the long haul HVDC lines and smart grids allowing you to shift between where the power is produced and where it is used.
This cannot be a replacement for tactile input. While using voice commands to accomplish a task can be very useful in some situation there are many places where it would be inappropriate or inconvenient. Not to mention typing it faster than talking and using a mouse allows for precision when it is needed.
A truly well developed voice command system would be a boon to accessibility and convenience in many situations but cannot fully replace the older styles of input.
When we have a useful thought interface THEN we can probably ditch the keyboards and mice once and for all.
Seriously though he makes a good point. If you have so much information that it isn't stored consistently, with varying standards, or is an open field to be populated by an individuals perceptions. The example of all of the different colors of green (Green, emerald, asparagus, chartreuse, olive, pear, shamrock) is a great example of how one piece of information can be expressed in multiple ways. While you can define the color by using the hex code for it that isn't exactly an elegant or user friendly method of input or output.
He talks about various ways to handle these types of information from limiting input options to finding patterns and using those to "correct" the data.
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I forgot to mention if you take into account typical overtime (1.5x) they go way down.
I actually figured the numbers out on my last trip to fallujah. My total compensation (BAH, BAS, Base Pay, retirement, medical) was about $11.50 an hour. Just base pay was about $5.50. That wasn't 24/7 but it was the hours I was actually working at the time. They go up a little back in the states.
Semper Fi.
I don't know if you've read Freakonomics or not but that is basically the premise of the entire book(s). There are economics in everything, people respond to incentives and if you set up your incentives properly you'll get the result you desire. Fail to properly incentivize people and you can get all sorts of interesting results. I particularly like the Israeli Day Care example.
Thank God I wasn't the only one who thought of this...
Just so we can time how long it takes for the entire IT Industry in the EU to collapse so completely scientists will be studying it for singularity effects.
This greatly predates Facebook. But Legion is right, pretty much anywhere
+1 Insightful for both comments.
It isn't like this a new type of attack either. Just look at people sharing pictures. If they post a bunch of pictures with default names you can very often just change the numbers to find more pictures, frequently ones they didn't intend to share for various often entertaining reasons.
Hell the first year of college I was able to do something like this. The class registration method was primitive and putting the wrong numbers in when registering would often register someone else for that class. They fixed it for the next registration period but it did make things very interesting for the start of the winter session.
Some day people will actually learn from history instead of just reading it. This was in no way a sophisticated attack, it was a simple script kiddie method that shouldn't have been open on any system to begin with much less a banking system...
Yeah, I actually didn't verify his numbers I was just putting up sources. These shipping vessels use 400 kilowatts to as much as 8 megawatts of power while in port depending on their size. There is some work to putting solar panels on the ships but I think they're producing maybe 10% of that from non diesel/fuel oil sources on the best ships right now.
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=single+large+container+ship+emits+as+much+greenhouse+gasses+in+a+day+as+all+the+cars+in+US+do+in+a+year
Or since you've already proven you're lazy. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/09/shipping-pollution or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_shipping#Exhaust_emissions
Cheap or not it would be cool
Maybe they won't be paying attention and we'll (the human we) find them by playing a little bumper tag.
You're right except his question was regarding google.kz. If google.kz disappears then it is no longer being operated and you're right. If google.kz keeps being used then it might get interesting.
Having a server doing redirects and nothing else would still accomplish the same ends. Google doesn't want to put servers with content there. A redirection server would technically be operating www.google.kz within their borders AND it would avoid the unreasonable demands.
Although I'm not sure changing the DNS entry really qualifies as operating but governments will see it how they want.
Thanks for saving me the effort of posting all that. It's insane that people look at one part without looking at the whole picture.
The weather may not be for everybody but watching them handle a snow fall is nothing short of amazing.
Thank you! That is awesome
There are lots of cities looking for people of all stripes. Buffalo, NY for instance is looking for IT people of all stripes with a fairly robust number of smaller companies. Look outside of the places you might expect and there may be a surprising amount of opportunity in the second tier cities like Buffalo.
Now if someone could just label all the different parts and what they do it would be useful for those of us who think this is cool but don't exactly follow it closely.
For clarity I mean more than 1) Space Shuttle 2) International Space Station. I think I got that part figured out.
That was for violations BY Napster because they used centralized servers. It wasn't intended to provide amnesty for anyone who did the downloading or make music free to download into the future. Only an idiot would pervert the case and settlement to even vaguely resemble that.
The main difference is that this appears to cover ALL downloaded music regardless of source. I think there has to be a catch in there somewhere and we just haven't found it yet because I'm not sure the music labels would support $25/year to "own" all music everywhere from everywhen...
I agree with your entire point about movies and pricing.
Except I don't think it counts when they won't come after you for things you "stole"
Regardless of your views on piracy and downloading music RICO isn't going to be used to prevent someone from offering a $25/year amnesty for all the music you didn't buy.
He liked The Star Wars Christmas Special obviously since the only other option he could possibly be referencing doesn't exist.
I think he IS that one smart person...
Part of the answer is that not all solar requires full sunlight. They don't produce the most power but they are able to produce some. That was also his point with the long haul HVDC lines and smart grids allowing you to shift between where the power is produced and where it is used.
This cannot be a replacement for tactile input. While using voice commands to accomplish a task can be very useful in some situation there are many places where it would be inappropriate or inconvenient. Not to mention typing it faster than talking and using a mouse allows for precision when it is needed.
A truly well developed voice command system would be a boon to accessibility and convenience in many situations but cannot fully replace the older styles of input.
When we have a useful thought interface THEN we can probably ditch the keyboards and mice once and for all.
Obviously 640k was "Good Enough"
Seriously though he makes a good point. If you have so much information that it isn't stored consistently, with varying standards, or is an open field to be populated by an individuals perceptions. The example of all of the different colors of green (Green, emerald, asparagus, chartreuse, olive, pear, shamrock) is a great example of how one piece of information can be expressed in multiple ways. While you can define the color by using the hex code for it that isn't exactly an elegant or user friendly method of input or output.
He talks about various ways to handle these types of information from limiting input options to finding patterns and using those to "correct" the data.