I am not celebrating this because GNOME is now just about completely dependent on systemd. I don't even use systemd, let alone Linux. I am an OpenBSD user and for the longest time, I really liked GNOME. Now, I just use XFCE.
I am hoping this will be blocked. I remember back in the day when I had NEXTEL and really loved it. NEXTEL worked fantastically up until the point Sprint bought and merged them. Both customer service and communications reliability took a nose dive after the "merger." T-Mobile is doing very well on its own and Sprint is a cancer to whatever it touches. Unless T-Mobile can manage to remain in control, we might as well given to the duopoly overlords because Sprint will be irrelevant if not die outright.
From the summary, it sounds like a lot of programmers and software engineers are trying to develop the next big thing so that they can literally beg for money from the elite class and one day, hopefully, become a member of the aforementioned. It's sad how the middle class has been utterly decimated in the United States that some of us are willing to beg for scraps from the wealthy. I used to work in IT but I've aged out and am now back in school to learn automotive technology so that I can do something other than being a security guard. Currently, the only work I have been able to find has been in the unglamorous security field.
I am learning some really good new skills in the automotive program that I am in but I hate this one class called "Professionalism in the Shop." I can summarize the entire class in one succinct phrase, "Learn how to appeal to, and communicate with, Mr. Doctor, Mr. Lawyer, or Mr. Wealthy-man." Basically, the class says that we are supposed to kiss their ass so they keep coming back to the Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, or Cadillac dealership. It feels a lot like begging for money on behalf of my employer (of which very little of it I will see) and nothing like professionalism. Professionalism is doing the job right the first time, not jerking the customer off. Professionalism is not begging for a 5 star review for a few measly extra bucks but doing absolute top quality work. I guess the upshot is that this class will be the easiest 4.0 that I've ever seen.
There is something fundamentally wrong when the wealthy elite have basically demanded that we beg them for every little scrap. I can understand the importance of polite and professional interaction but this prevalent expectation that we bend over backwards for them crosses a line with me. I still suck it up because I have to but it chafes my ass to basically validate the wealthy man.
What happens if the only ISP in town is one of the duopoly which violates the net neutrality pledge? Will city government just go completely dark and off the internet? No, that probably won't happen. So this is just symbolic, at best. At worst, it's a waste of time and the mayors should probably go back to doing real work to help better their constituents.
I think this has been going on for many years. This can't possibly be new news as I am sure there have been paid impersonators for match.com and others.
...a college degree becoming the modern day equivalent of the High School diploma of years past. Our society knows primary school is trash taught mostly by failures and underachievers whose underlying motivation is to make everyone feel as bad as they do and perform as badly as they have. Their greatest success is convincing us we need them in order to learn. I don't know what the solution is but I know what the problem looks like.
The reason public education is failing, especially in deep red states, is that the first budget cuts hit education. If you're unwilling to spend money, then it is unreasonable to expect quality education. As with anything, more money generally means higher quality. More money will attract higher quality teaching and administrative staff. More money brings in better learning materials. Education ranks pretty low amongst the conservative element of our society. Finally, Kentucky's Republican teachers woke up and realized that they are voting in to office, the very people that are hurting them.
They're highly trained and skilled at a very specific specialty. But generally have little to no capacity to learn outside of that specialty, because they generally weren't ever taught how to THINK like an academic.
Stereotype much? I have met some really intelligent, well-spoken people in the trades. It is a matter of personal choice to engage in lifelong learning and exploration. I have my 4 year degree and have met many people that choose to stop learning after they get their bachelor's degrees. I have seen my fair share of conservative people with a B.S. that parrot back what the Republican party says without any critical thought given. You can't generalize. Someone that is highly trained and skilled, even in a very specific specialty, has some capacity to think critically or they probably would never have been able to get as far as they did.
White collar types tend to suffer certain employment hazards which can sometimes be worse. Look at the anecdotes of people that have heart attacks, strokes, and serious stress ailments. Tradespeople tend to get more mechanical injuries but generally have better cardiovascular health. That is, if they are not smoking or drinking 10 Monsters a day. The bottom line is that your experience with tradespeople is not a paradigm that can be applied to much more than a small subset of the population.
You do have to be willing to perform physical labor and work fairly hard. There can be distinct health benefits in having an active job. Sedentary jobs often lead to chronic health problems. Of course, physical labor can cause health problems later in life too. If you're willing to work hard and smart, there can be a good role for someone in a trade. I have already registered for my local community college's automotive program because it makes sense for me. As an ex-IT guy, I have a strong head for, and background in, troubleshooting. This puts me a leg up on some of the other students. I just have to learn how to use hand tools effectively and work with mechanical systems which can be done with effort and dedication.
You make a good point but some trades aren't as susceptible to economic downturns as others. For example: the automotive technician/mechanic trade. There will be almost always a need for people to keep cars, pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans on the road. It's not recession proof but certainly doesn't have the volatility that construction has.
At 41, I have aged out of Information Technology and I am finding my career at a cross-roads. I can go back and train for a new career as an Automotive Technician for about 10,500.00 at the local community college. If I study hard and earn a GPA above 3.5, I can even go to manufacturer-sponsored training which would give me a salary about as high as a senior systems administrator, my previous role. One of the teachers in the program said that the high-end dealerships like people in similar situations as me because we know how to talk to the customer on a professional and educated level. He said that oftentimes that people in my circumstances often start out at higher salaries. Part of me wishes I could remain in IT but I am not getting call backs on resumes that I put out and I am basically ignored for all but the craigslist jobs. The craigslist jobs pay less than average with larger amounts of workload.
I could see a social credit score system easily coming to the United States because the big data miners like Facebook, Google, Amazon, etc. would drool at the opportunity like that for a new source of revenue. I'll bet even the credit bureaus are watching the experiment in China unfold and are plotting how they could implement a similar system here in the United States.
There is no way in the shady side of hell that I would ever let an Amazon robot inside my home. Given the IoT security problems and the like, I couldn't trust it not to get hacked by voyeur or have it collect data from some of the most intimate parts of my life. Amazon can go suck some huge green balls!
It will be the perfect excuse for me to disconnect and going back to doing things in real life, the way we were intended to. I am spending entirely too much time on the internet these days and missing out on what life has to offer. The fact that the ISP is now going to screw us just makes it that much easier for me to kick Verizon fios to the curb.
I know this might be seen as trolling but I see banking as the root of much of the world's problems. So, an out of work banker might not be such a bad thing after all. Banks do all sorts of slimy shit in the name of making money.
If he think's it is prison then he has no concept of prison. He is free to leave any time. Poor man's deluded and should seek professional help.
You're misinterpreting what he's saying. The Amazon work culture feels like a prison because you are made to feel like an inmate with no say in your work conditions.
This is the problem when we let corporations run things. They only go to areas that are going to be profitable. We even let the corporations determine what percentage constitutes coverage. And then, when we decide to subvert the corporations and go at it ourselves, said corporations hold up these efforts in the court system.
Agruably, they're better off without the internet. Today, the internet is basically owned and controlled by mega-corporations and it's not the federated service it once was. All the internet does really is give you more and more information of dubious quality and reliability.
It is always hairy when you apply a firmware fix but I am pleased to say that Lenovo's update for the ThinkCentre M70 works just fine. Although, it took a while to apply and power cycled 3 times. At one point I almost said, "Fuck! It bricked."
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I am not celebrating this because GNOME is now just about completely dependent on systemd. I don't even use systemd, let alone Linux. I am an OpenBSD user and for the longest time, I really liked GNOME. Now, I just use XFCE.
Facebook is a day late and a dollar short! I am now 6 months free from Facebook and I will not be looking back ... ever.
Good god! I would rather have an enema than have to deal with Comcast technical support.
I have more than enough speed to be able to do what I need to do and then some. I don't need 100mbit or even gbit services.
WiFi calling does not work well at all. Micro cells are the wave of the future.
I am hoping this will be blocked. I remember back in the day when I had NEXTEL and really loved it. NEXTEL worked fantastically up until the point Sprint bought and merged them. Both customer service and communications reliability took a nose dive after the "merger." T-Mobile is doing very well on its own and Sprint is a cancer to whatever it touches. Unless T-Mobile can manage to remain in control, we might as well given to the duopoly overlords because Sprint will be irrelevant if not die outright.
There are some mechanics that bluff their way through an automotive repair. It's the same damn thing
From the summary, it sounds like a lot of programmers and software engineers are trying to develop the next big thing so that they can literally beg for money from the elite class and one day, hopefully, become a member of the aforementioned. It's sad how the middle class has been utterly decimated in the United States that some of us are willing to beg for scraps from the wealthy. I used to work in IT but I've aged out and am now back in school to learn automotive technology so that I can do something other than being a security guard. Currently, the only work I have been able to find has been in the unglamorous security field.
I am learning some really good new skills in the automotive program that I am in but I hate this one class called "Professionalism in the Shop." I can summarize the entire class in one succinct phrase, "Learn how to appeal to, and communicate with, Mr. Doctor, Mr. Lawyer, or Mr. Wealthy-man." Basically, the class says that we are supposed to kiss their ass so they keep coming back to the Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, or Cadillac dealership. It feels a lot like begging for money on behalf of my employer (of which very little of it I will see) and nothing like professionalism. Professionalism is doing the job right the first time, not jerking the customer off. Professionalism is not begging for a 5 star review for a few measly extra bucks but doing absolute top quality work. I guess the upshot is that this class will be the easiest 4.0 that I've ever seen.
There is something fundamentally wrong when the wealthy elite have basically demanded that we beg them for every little scrap. I can understand the importance of polite and professional interaction but this prevalent expectation that we bend over backwards for them crosses a line with me. I still suck it up because I have to but it chafes my ass to basically validate the wealthy man.
What happens if the only ISP in town is one of the duopoly which violates the net neutrality pledge? Will city government just go completely dark and off the internet? No, that probably won't happen. So this is just symbolic, at best. At worst, it's a waste of time and the mayors should probably go back to doing real work to help better their constituents.
I think this has been going on for many years. This can't possibly be new news as I am sure there have been paid impersonators for match.com and others.
...a college degree becoming the modern day equivalent of the High School diploma of years past. Our society knows primary school is trash taught mostly by failures and underachievers whose underlying motivation is to make everyone feel as bad as they do and perform as badly as they have. Their greatest success is convincing us we need them in order to learn. I don't know what the solution is but I know what the problem looks like.
The reason public education is failing, especially in deep red states, is that the first budget cuts hit education. If you're unwilling to spend money, then it is unreasonable to expect quality education. As with anything, more money generally means higher quality. More money will attract higher quality teaching and administrative staff. More money brings in better learning materials. Education ranks pretty low amongst the conservative element of our society. Finally, Kentucky's Republican teachers woke up and realized that they are voting in to office, the very people that are hurting them.
Mod this guy up!
They're highly trained and skilled at a very specific specialty. But generally have little to no capacity to learn outside of that specialty, because they generally weren't ever taught how to THINK like an academic.
Stereotype much? I have met some really intelligent, well-spoken people in the trades. It is a matter of personal choice to engage in lifelong learning and exploration. I have my 4 year degree and have met many people that choose to stop learning after they get their bachelor's degrees. I have seen my fair share of conservative people with a B.S. that parrot back what the Republican party says without any critical thought given. You can't generalize. Someone that is highly trained and skilled, even in a very specific specialty, has some capacity to think critically or they probably would never have been able to get as far as they did.
White collar types tend to suffer certain employment hazards which can sometimes be worse. Look at the anecdotes of people that have heart attacks, strokes, and serious stress ailments. Tradespeople tend to get more mechanical injuries but generally have better cardiovascular health. That is, if they are not smoking or drinking 10 Monsters a day. The bottom line is that your experience with tradespeople is not a paradigm that can be applied to much more than a small subset of the population.
You do have to be willing to perform physical labor and work fairly hard. There can be distinct health benefits in having an active job. Sedentary jobs often lead to chronic health problems. Of course, physical labor can cause health problems later in life too. If you're willing to work hard and smart, there can be a good role for someone in a trade. I have already registered for my local community college's automotive program because it makes sense for me. As an ex-IT guy, I have a strong head for, and background in, troubleshooting. This puts me a leg up on some of the other students. I just have to learn how to use hand tools effectively and work with mechanical systems which can be done with effort and dedication.
You make a good point but some trades aren't as susceptible to economic downturns as others. For example: the automotive technician/mechanic trade. There will be almost always a need for people to keep cars, pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans on the road. It's not recession proof but certainly doesn't have the volatility that construction has.
At 41, I have aged out of Information Technology and I am finding my career at a cross-roads. I can go back and train for a new career as an Automotive Technician for about 10,500.00 at the local community college. If I study hard and earn a GPA above 3.5, I can even go to manufacturer-sponsored training which would give me a salary about as high as a senior systems administrator, my previous role. One of the teachers in the program said that the high-end dealerships like people in similar situations as me because we know how to talk to the customer on a professional and educated level. He said that oftentimes that people in my circumstances often start out at higher salaries. Part of me wishes I could remain in IT but I am not getting call backs on resumes that I put out and I am basically ignored for all but the craigslist jobs. The craigslist jobs pay less than average with larger amounts of workload.
I could see a social credit score system easily coming to the United States because the big data miners like Facebook, Google, Amazon, etc. would drool at the opportunity like that for a new source of revenue. I'll bet even the credit bureaus are watching the experiment in China unfold and are plotting how they could implement a similar system here in the United States.
There is no way in the shady side of hell that I would ever let an Amazon robot inside my home. Given the IoT security problems and the like, I couldn't trust it not to get hacked by voyeur or have it collect data from some of the most intimate parts of my life. Amazon can go suck some huge green balls!
It will be the perfect excuse for me to disconnect and going back to doing things in real life, the way we were intended to. I am spending entirely too much time on the internet these days and missing out on what life has to offer. The fact that the ISP is now going to screw us just makes it that much easier for me to kick Verizon fios to the curb.
I know this might be seen as trolling but I see banking as the root of much of the world's problems. So, an out of work banker might not be such a bad thing after all. Banks do all sorts of slimy shit in the name of making money.
Well, knowing Facebook, it will be the processor that steals everything about you and markets it at an ever faster rate.
"He described the work culture as a prison"
If he think's it is prison then he has no concept of prison. He is free to leave any time. Poor man's deluded and should seek professional help.
You're misinterpreting what he's saying. The Amazon work culture feels like a prison because you are made to feel like an inmate with no say in your work conditions.
This is the problem when we let corporations run things. They only go to areas that are going to be profitable. We even let the corporations determine what percentage constitutes coverage. And then, when we decide to subvert the corporations and go at it ourselves, said corporations hold up these efforts in the court system.
Agruably, they're better off without the internet. Today, the internet is basically owned and controlled by mega-corporations and it's not the federated service it once was. All the internet does really is give you more and more information of dubious quality and reliability.
It is always hairy when you apply a firmware fix but I am pleased to say that Lenovo's update for the ThinkCentre M70 works just fine. Although, it took a while to apply and power cycled 3 times. At one point I almost said, "Fuck! It bricked."