Going nuclear is frankly overkill though. A squadron of B52s dropping thermobaric bombs would be perfectly adequate without long term downsides of radiation.
The problem is that either approach requires callous disregard for civilian deaths, and the international consequences of them. The US are joyfully not willing to do that.
You'd be wrong then. Soap is not needed to avoid smelling like a French man. Just regular bathing.
Other than getting oil and other sticky substances off my hands I can't recall the last time I used soap. My work colleagues might hesitate to tell me if I did smell but my dance partners wouldn't - they'd not only tell me, they'd refuse to dance with me.
Luckily I shower daily (or more) and stay clean and avoid smelling of dirt, stale sweat and garlic.
The tourbillon alone is going to break your budget.
Be cautious about the materials for the movement too - several of them are chosen for their behaviour under tension, how they respond to temperature change, etc - titanium is light but people invent new materials just to marginally increase accuracy.
Or a watch using air turbines for regulation, a retrograde scale and telescopic hands to keep a fixed distance from it (and no, I don't know what I just talked about): http://www.coolest-gadgets.com...
Or a simple looking mechanical watch that manages to be a perpetual calendar, including daylight savings, covering every timezone out there - including India, at a half-hour offset, and obscure 1/4 hour offset ones I hadn't even heard of: http://www.glashuette-original...
Just designing how something like that might work is insanely fun (erm, difficult), let alone translating that theoretical design into an actual one, taking into account the behaviours of the materials from which it's built. Building it's almost the easy bit, and you're handcrafting that thing from start to finish.
Omegas, on the other hand, mostly uses mass-manufactured ETA movements rather than using movements made in-house.
I just randomly clicked on a dozen watches on Omega's "Products" page and eleven of them have Omega movements, with the twelfth not specifying (and being a quartz movement).
That doesn't mean that they're not made in an ETA factory, but as far as I can tell Omega were taking ETA or Piguet movements and enhancing them to improve accuracy - looks like that's the case with my watch.
The new watches are often Omega designed calibers, although again probably taking advantage of the ETA factories - they're both part of Swatch so doesn't make sense to duplicate facilities.
The issue I have with Rolex is that their watches are just damned ugly. Others disagree:)
I'm curious about the "very inhumane conditions". About the only thing I can find about the detail of his detention was the multiple blood tests that occurred (hardly inhumane, as they're part of assessing and assuring his health) and that he had to sleep on the floor.
No indication of whether that was forced or incidental, whether the floor was padded at the time, whether it was part of reducing/removing the means by which he might commit suicide, etc.
So really it's all just hearsay.
So negative feelings are sufficient grounds to lock people up
Explicitly stating your intent to commit suicide due to a genuine source of concern and stress identifies you as someone that's at risk. Society considers it important to help such people, sorry.
Plus his stated reason for taking his life appears to be a genuine issue he's having to cope with, which means there is motive as well as stated intent.
Given the target for this legislation is publicly traded companies the ledger that they show to shareholders is in the public domain and the Government (via HMRC) will be asking awkward questions if it doesn't match the one shared with them.
Sure. "Oh. My 60hp SEAT city car just tried to accelerate like a £400k Ferrari and despite failing miserably still tried to get around that sharp corner at 80mph because the Ferrari can. Luckily it knew to call for an ambulance"
Yeah, I'm sticking with my GTX780 until the 20 or 26nm chips are out. Hopefully something from that range will support top-end graphic settings with decent frames per second on a 4k screen, in which case I'll consider buying one.
but let's go down the list, that way we can include the Americans too, since they're getting more benefit from it:
Yes, lets.
1) It eliminates the need to carry additional, otherwise-useless pieces of plastic.
What, the waterproof lightweight ones that take up less room in my wallet (which I'm already carrying) than a bunch of other items (including cards that lack payment functionality)?
In return I just need to carry a £500 device, keep it charged, keep it dry, avoid physical impact and not break it?
2) It mitigates the need to make use of anti-skimming technology.
What is anti-skimming technology? Btw, based on my question, guess how often I consciously use it. Not really a major drain on my resources.
3) It eliminates entering PINs.
It does yes. But.. see below.
4) It eliminates magnetic swiping.
Nah, don't do that here.
5) It eliminates signing.
Nah, don't do that here.
6) It eliminates showing driver's licenses.
Nah, don't do that here.
7) It eliminates entering zip codes.
Nah, don't do that here.
8) It eliminates providing CCV/security codes.
Nah, don't do that in shops, ever.
The entire process is: 1) Unlock phone next to reader 2) Done
So wait? I have to unlock the phone? And that's somehow quicker or easier than entering a PIN? Ok.
What if I don't have my phone locked (I don't)?
So I disagree, it's not simpler. It's also not more secure for the rest of us, as my card is now more likely to be fraudulently used due to Apple inventing a whole new attack vector. Thanks dead Steve.
I must be strange. I encourage people to learn the skills that I have, help them get better at doing the work that I do, try and get them to be as effective as I am.
It's not a threat to me, and it doesn't cause me problems getting a job. Additional people skilled locally merely attracts more businesses to the area. Additional people skilled within the country may drive wages lower but that just means less work gets outsourced instead, and the roles that aren't outsourced will still remain and will continue to be career options with higher pay.
That's the nice thing about IT. There's always more work.
Unless you know of a few dozen of your fellow inmates who also pull in 6 digit salaries, I think you are a bit of a rare success story.
There may be a reason for this.
When I was in prison, I actually tried to learn programming and was denied the opportunity to even read coding books because the department of prisons said it would make me a smarter criminal.
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Going nuclear is frankly overkill though. A squadron of B52s dropping thermobaric bombs would be perfectly adequate without long term downsides of radiation.
The problem is that either approach requires callous disregard for civilian deaths, and the international consequences of them. The US are joyfully not willing to do that.
You'd be wrong then. Soap is not needed to avoid smelling like a French man. Just regular bathing.
Other than getting oil and other sticky substances off my hands I can't recall the last time I used soap. My work colleagues might hesitate to tell me if I did smell but my dance partners wouldn't - they'd not only tell me, they'd refuse to dance with me.
Luckily I shower daily (or more) and stay clean and avoid smelling of dirt, stale sweat and garlic.
Soap? Totally fucking irrelevant.
The tourbillon alone is going to break your budget.
Be cautious about the materials for the movement too - several of them are chosen for their behaviour under tension, how they respond to temperature change, etc - titanium is light but people invent new materials just to marginally increase accuracy.
Try http://www.onlywatch.com/
Some of them go as low as $10k :)
The nicest ones are rather more than that
it seems like watch makers should make ever more amazing mechanical gadgets that are totally distinct from the Apple Watch.
How about a digital mechanical watch:
http://www.luxurybazaar.com/it...
Or a watch using air turbines for regulation, a retrograde scale and telescopic hands to keep a fixed distance from it (and no, I don't know what I just talked about):
http://www.coolest-gadgets.com...
Engineering excellence:
http://www.harrywinston.com/st...
Or a simple looking mechanical watch that manages to be a perpetual calendar, including daylight savings, covering every timezone out there - including India, at a half-hour offset, and obscure 1/4 hour offset ones I hadn't even heard of:
http://www.glashuette-original...
Just designing how something like that might work is insanely fun (erm, difficult), let alone translating that theoretical design into an actual one, taking into account the behaviours of the materials from which it's built. Building it's almost the easy bit, and you're handcrafting that thing from start to finish.
Omegas, on the other hand, mostly uses mass-manufactured ETA movements rather than using movements made in-house.
I just randomly clicked on a dozen watches on Omega's "Products" page and eleven of them have Omega movements, with the twelfth not specifying (and being a quartz movement).
That doesn't mean that they're not made in an ETA factory, but as far as I can tell Omega were taking ETA or Piguet movements and enhancing them to improve accuracy - looks like that's the case with my watch.
The new watches are often Omega designed calibers, although again probably taking advantage of the ETA factories - they're both part of Swatch so doesn't make sense to duplicate facilities.
The issue I have with Rolex is that their watches are just damned ugly. Others disagree :)
I'm curious about the "very inhumane conditions". About the only thing I can find about the detail of his detention was the multiple blood tests that occurred (hardly inhumane, as they're part of assessing and assuring his health) and that he had to sleep on the floor.
No indication of whether that was forced or incidental, whether the floor was padded at the time, whether it was part of reducing/removing the means by which he might commit suicide, etc.
So really it's all just hearsay.
So negative feelings are sufficient grounds to lock people up
Explicitly stating your intent to commit suicide due to a genuine source of concern and stress identifies you as someone that's at risk. Society considers it important to help such people, sorry.
Most suicide attempts are still cries for help
I'm not sure that's true. There's evidence that it may be true for women, and false for men - not least the relative success rates for each.
He wasn't detained as a criminal. There was no thought crime.
He was detained for assessment of his mental health, as there was clear evidence that he was at risk of actual danger.
Would you rather leave people with mental illness to cause harm to themselves and others?
or even caused her to commit suicide - weird, but that's a side effect.
Yeah, I was once prescribed anti-depression medicine that had "May cause suicide" as a specified side effect.
Plus his stated reason for taking his life appears to be a genuine issue he's having to cope with, which means there is motive as well as stated intent.
Given the target for this legislation is publicly traded companies the ledger that they show to shareholders is in the public domain and the Government (via HMRC) will be asking awkward questions if it doesn't match the one shared with them.
I have a genuine copy, but instead of paying the upgrade fee I could pirate the same thing and legally update for free
The upgrade will be free for legitimate copies too.
eck I'll just use VM clones on my valid copy and keep the original around just in case.
See, that's very tempting. Set up a bunch of VMs and make them legitimate through the upgrade..
Sure. "Oh. My 60hp SEAT city car just tried to accelerate like a £400k Ferrari and despite failing miserably still tried to get around that sharp corner at 80mph because the Ferrari can. Luckily it knew to call for an ambulance"
Yeah, I'm sticking with my GTX780 until the 20 or 26nm chips are out. Hopefully something from that range will support top-end graphic settings with decent frames per second on a 4k screen, in which case I'll consider buying one.
Yeah, if they sustain these fraud rates then Visa/Mastercard are likely to pull the plug purely to protect their own brands.
"Buy with VISA, so that crooks can too"?
but let's go down the list, that way we can include the Americans too, since they're getting more benefit from it:
Yes, lets.
1) It eliminates the need to carry additional, otherwise-useless pieces of plastic.
What, the waterproof lightweight ones that take up less room in my wallet (which I'm already carrying) than a bunch of other items (including cards that lack payment functionality)?
In return I just need to carry a £500 device, keep it charged, keep it dry, avoid physical impact and not break it?
2) It mitigates the need to make use of anti-skimming technology.
What is anti-skimming technology? Btw, based on my question, guess how often I consciously use it. Not really a major drain on my resources.
3) It eliminates entering PINs.
It does yes. But.. see below.
4) It eliminates magnetic swiping.
Nah, don't do that here.
5) It eliminates signing.
Nah, don't do that here.
6) It eliminates showing driver's licenses.
Nah, don't do that here.
7) It eliminates entering zip codes.
Nah, don't do that here.
8) It eliminates providing CCV/security codes.
Nah, don't do that in shops, ever.
The entire process is:
1) Unlock phone next to reader
2) Done
So wait? I have to unlock the phone? And that's somehow quicker or easier than entering a PIN? Ok.
What if I don't have my phone locked (I don't)?
So I disagree, it's not simpler. It's also not more secure for the rest of us, as my card is now more likely to be fraudulently used due to Apple inventing a whole new attack vector. Thanks dead Steve.
No, you ignorant pathetic clot of imbecilic silt, it's stronger because it isn't built of discrete layers.
I thought 'Up yours' money was the funds you keep in reserve to survive on should you decide one day to quit your job.
Boss: Do X.
Me: Up yours! (goes home, hugs the cats, books holiday)
You'd rather take the UK approach and charge them both the flat $150?
Now I want to find a class in how to become a comical sidekick :(
I must be strange. I encourage people to learn the skills that I have, help them get better at doing the work that I do, try and get them to be as effective as I am.
It's not a threat to me, and it doesn't cause me problems getting a job. Additional people skilled locally merely attracts more businesses to the area. Additional people skilled within the country may drive wages lower but that just means less work gets outsourced instead, and the roles that aren't outsourced will still remain and will continue to be career options with higher pay.
That's the nice thing about IT. There's always more work.
Unless you know of a few dozen of your fellow inmates who also pull in 6 digit salaries, I think you are a bit of a rare success story.
There may be a reason for this.
When I was in prison, I actually tried to learn programming and was denied the opportunity to even read coding books because the department of prisons said it would make me a smarter criminal.
Possibly because both have a significantly higher prevalence of mental conditions than the general populace.
Differences in whether those conditions are cause or effect, but as an employer it's an additional factor that influences suitability for role.
Sex (meaning mostly female) is though.
I'm expecting feminists to demand that this program is shut down as it unfairly benefits men by giving them skills in a well remunerated profession.