It may be too late. I still have a need for something Windows-compatible from this era, however, ReactOS still lacks some basic functionality (e.g. drag-n-drop, ^c-^v [tested today in VirtualBox]) and at least one of the programs I regularly use still doesn't work inside ReactOS.
That's funny. I'm in the aviation industry and I keep hearing about this pilot shortage that we're having. I've been diligently hunting for a better job for the past five years and can't get so much as a peep from any decent employer. I have had plenty of savage offers for 40-70% pay cuts, opportunities without benefits (e.g. no health insurance), and offers to work 30% more for 20% less. There's lots of work out there, but not for anyone with experience it seems.
I actually came to say exactly the same thing. Get comfortable with logic and some basic algebra and go from there. Don't force it down the pupils' throats, rather teach it out based on aptitude after an introductory course.
I don't know that it's entirely too high. An airline generally staffs an aircraft with more than one crew per plane to allow for schedules and vacations. We staff at 1.5 crews per plane, and we're thin.
And that's what I think people don't yet grasp with automating passenger-carrying aircraft. How many times has a circuit breaker popped and you couldn't reset a system? I've flown autopilots that were so sensitive that just the suggestion of turbulence was enough for them to transfer control to the human. Others could fly through Class 5 whitewater. Systems fail. Regularly. Systems fail in ways not predicted by manufacturers. I'd love to know if a computer could have landed a DC-10 in Sioux City, IA without knowing (or expecting) the failure that occurred in that accident. What does a computer do when there's a complete hydraulic failure in an aircraft that "will never have a complete hydraulic failure"? The big question is, how do you program a computer to handle a nearly infinite number of contingencies? I know AI will be the answer, but even AI must learn. If it hasn't seen a problem before, do you want it learning something new with 300 meat missiles in the back?
That was also used to explain why computers couldn't play chess or Go as well as humans. Intuition is just pattern recognition.
Pattern recognition is great as long as there is a finite, quantifiable set of patterns that can be recognized. I'll truly be impressed when an AI can improvise a solution to a pattern that has never before been seen. Shortly thereafter, I expect to be in the unemployment line.
New York City: Had a cab ride from LGA to TEB. I told the guy before I got in that I could only pay with credit card. He agrees. We get to Teterboro and suddenly the card reader doesn't work and he wants me to pay in cash. Oh, and my $180 cab is now $250. After a bit of back and forth, he goes out, lifts the hood and appears to do something. The card reader is suddenly fixed. We use a car service in NYC now.
Bedford, MA and San Jose, CA: Taxis just don't arrive when called, or can't seem to make it in a reasonable amount of time. By reasonable, I mean Uber/Lyft can usually arrive within 10 minutes. Cabs, if they show up, usually take 45-60 minutes.
Goshen, IN: Told by the airport not to bother with taxis. They don't show up.
My home town: A taxi ride to the airport (8 miles) is around $70. Uber is $20.
Forgot where in Texas: A rickety yellow cab minivan shows up that absolutely reeks of curry. One of the most nauseating 15 minute taxi rides I've ever taken.
Southeast FL: Taxi driver didn't speak a lick of English. Had to pull up my destination on my phone and show it to him.
Southwest FL: Taxis are rickety claptraps that sound and feel like they're falling apart. One I was in recently clearly had a problem with its engine mounts (I've had the same problem with my last two cars and it was instantly recognizable). If stuff like that isn't getting fixed, what else isn't getting fixed.
Almost every taxi experience is an adventure.
This is just a miniscule sample of my cab experiences over the years. I'm not a super huge fan of Uber/Lyft, but damn! There's a huge hole they're filling and the cab companies really need to step up their game and demonstrate they have some value. Or just find a way to co-exist. I don't really care. However, right now they are doing an excellent job of driving their customers to their competition.
If the content providers find their financial arrangements with Netflix agreeable, then perhaps this move would give Netflix a little bit of leverage. Ultimately, should Netflix continue to create original content, they could ultimately tell their content providers to shove off.
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It may be too late. I still have a need for something Windows-compatible from this era, however, ReactOS still lacks some basic functionality (e.g. drag-n-drop, ^c-^v [tested today in VirtualBox]) and at least one of the programs I regularly use still doesn't work inside ReactOS.
That's funny. I'm in the aviation industry and I keep hearing about this pilot shortage that we're having. I've been diligently hunting for a better job for the past five years and can't get so much as a peep from any decent employer. I have had plenty of savage offers for 40-70% pay cuts, opportunities without benefits (e.g. no health insurance), and offers to work 30% more for 20% less. There's lots of work out there, but not for anyone with experience it seems.
Once you kick the habit, it's definitely an option. And a damn fine one.
I actually came to say exactly the same thing. Get comfortable with logic and some basic algebra and go from there. Don't force it down the pupils' throats, rather teach it out based on aptitude after an introductory course.
Don't be^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Be Less Evil
OTR Sales people, LargeCorp(TM) Regional Managers, etc. These folks usually drive cars out of warranty within 12 months or less.
You've kinda invented the JetSmarter app . . . with a twist.
Trust me on this, and you can ask my wife, you really don't want to know.
I don't know that it's entirely too high. An airline generally staffs an aircraft with more than one crew per plane to allow for schedules and vacations. We staff at 1.5 crews per plane, and we're thin.
You're right, the pay is shit. Just less than five years ago, you could break into the regional airlines making the kingly sum of $14,000/year.
I take it you're not a pilot. My QRH is used so much it is falling apart.
And that's what I think people don't yet grasp with automating passenger-carrying aircraft. How many times has a circuit breaker popped and you couldn't reset a system? I've flown autopilots that were so sensitive that just the suggestion of turbulence was enough for them to transfer control to the human. Others could fly through Class 5 whitewater. Systems fail. Regularly. Systems fail in ways not predicted by manufacturers. I'd love to know if a computer could have landed a DC-10 in Sioux City, IA without knowing (or expecting) the failure that occurred in that accident. What does a computer do when there's a complete hydraulic failure in an aircraft that "will never have a complete hydraulic failure"? The big question is, how do you program a computer to handle a nearly infinite number of contingencies? I know AI will be the answer, but even AI must learn. If it hasn't seen a problem before, do you want it learning something new with 300 meat missiles in the back?
I was pretty excited, too. I always wondered what happened to this project.
That was also used to explain why computers couldn't play chess or Go as well as humans. Intuition is just pattern recognition.
Pattern recognition is great as long as there is a finite, quantifiable set of patterns that can be recognized. I'll truly be impressed when an AI can improvise a solution to a pattern that has never before been seen. Shortly thereafter, I expect to be in the unemployment line.
I travel about 230 days each year. I might turn the hotel television on once or twice in a month. Television is unwatchable these days.
So the common law marriage is just for the fuddy duddies, eh?
If you wouldn't put it on a billboard your grandmother drives by every day, don't put it on the internet.
The preacher says to the choir.
Uber, so hot right now. Uber.
I was thinking the same thing. Uber is sounding more and more like an employer every day.
New York City: Had a cab ride from LGA to TEB. I told the guy before I got in that I could only pay with credit card. He agrees. We get to Teterboro and suddenly the card reader doesn't work and he wants me to pay in cash. Oh, and my $180 cab is now $250. After a bit of back and forth, he goes out, lifts the hood and appears to do something. The card reader is suddenly fixed. We use a car service in NYC now.
Bedford, MA and San Jose, CA: Taxis just don't arrive when called, or can't seem to make it in a reasonable amount of time. By reasonable, I mean Uber/Lyft can usually arrive within 10 minutes. Cabs, if they show up, usually take 45-60 minutes.
Goshen, IN: Told by the airport not to bother with taxis. They don't show up.
My home town: A taxi ride to the airport (8 miles) is around $70. Uber is $20.
Forgot where in Texas: A rickety yellow cab minivan shows up that absolutely reeks of curry. One of the most nauseating 15 minute taxi rides I've ever taken.
Southeast FL: Taxi driver didn't speak a lick of English. Had to pull up my destination on my phone and show it to him.
Southwest FL: Taxis are rickety claptraps that sound and feel like they're falling apart. One I was in recently clearly had a problem with its engine mounts (I've had the same problem with my last two cars and it was instantly recognizable). If stuff like that isn't getting fixed, what else isn't getting fixed.
Almost every taxi experience is an adventure.
This is just a miniscule sample of my cab experiences over the years. I'm not a super huge fan of Uber/Lyft, but damn! There's a huge hole they're filling and the cab companies really need to step up their game and demonstrate they have some value. Or just find a way to co-exist. I don't really care. However, right now they are doing an excellent job of driving their customers to their competition.
That explains the unique taxi smell.
My Thinkpad from 1997 was the best damn laptop I ever owned. I didn't want to let it go until it became a doorstop.
Well crap, does this mean bottles of distilled vinegar will now contain labels stating it is ineffective against chemtrail fallout?
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If the content providers find their financial arrangements with Netflix agreeable, then perhaps this move would give Netflix a little bit of leverage. Ultimately, should Netflix continue to create original content, they could ultimately tell their content providers to shove off.