Posts by Mark 85 12884 publicly visible posts • joined 22 Nov 2012
I think this has nailed it though the word "slightly" doesn't need to be there. I suspect that he won't last long in the corporate world when his tenure is over. Then again, he's serving a purpose to his masters with his brown nose and self promotion. The brown nose part might get him a few years in the non-government world as a "yes man" and general lackey.
Funny thing about this argument and all the BS flying about. I would think that the "security agencies" would know that any encryption with a backdoor is useless. Maybe the fightback is to insist that they use the same encryption they want us to use?
Then again, we've not heard from the grunts in the trenches in the agencies, only the political appointees who are mouthing the words they need to say to keep their jobs.
"To give 'Pebblers' ample time to explore Fitbit products while enjoying their current Pebble devices, we committed to preserving the Pebble user experience through 2017, despite not acquiring any of Pebble's hardware lineup."
Old story that is now surfacing or doesn't the company know what year it is?
Cue up a Hillary and Trump video in 5....4.....3....2....1. Or maybe comrade Kim and one of the Seven Dwarves?
Those on the other side of the pond will have to set up their favorites political types.
Yeah, this "tool" is gong to be a serious time-waster for many people and more fodder for the "fake news" brigade.
Maybe they're going about this the wrong way... Make it a "manned" trip to the moon and the astronaut will be selected and set (willingly or unwillingly) based on winning using paid ballots. Say $10 a vote. I'm sure here in the US that there's XXXX millions that would be donated to have someone shipped to the moon.
I'll leave it an exercise for the reader to figure out the person most likely to win the "election" and be sent. .
that the system was being abused by big corporations to depress wages and replace American workers with lower-paid overseas employees.
The problem is the tax code. It's more profitable for a corporation to hire in "temps" under the H-1B then to hire a "local". No benefits for H-1B's, no union rules or laws getting in the way.
I agree on all points. I do think that Tesla is still targeting the high-end market. For Tesla to hit those lofty goals in sales they need some vehicles for mainstream market and priced accordingly. When Tesla starts building for mainstream then, and only then, will it come out of the niche it's created for itself.
If he can pull off a "Henry Ford" and mass produce cars/trucks, etc. for the masses, then Tesla will make it, otherwise it's just another high-end market company making toys for the wealthy.
It would seem that code will need to be tighter and more thought out. I suspect the days of bloatware and those who can only write bloatware are doomed. It's also quite possible that many of the tools will need to be re-written in order to output optimum code. OTOH, those who can produce tight code with no bloat, etc. will do very well.
Don't forget the greenies who gloat about how they will drop air pollution but then get really irritated when you ask "where's the electricity coming from"? And followed by "how much will all this manufacturing of solar panels, extra power plants and fuel impact the environment.". For some reason they don't have an answer.
Meh... I'm a bit of a curmudgeon about cell phones. I don't do texting, Google, apps, etc. Just voice phone calls as needed. So my Samsung SGH-A847 is cheap enough, battery gets charged once a week or so and no headaches. On top of that, I'm not stuck paying nearly a grand for a cell phone.
It may not be what all the cool kids have, but it works for me and I'm not running around all day with a cell phone in my hand like too many other people I know.
Do I need to turn in my IT membership card and go hide in darkest part of the woods?
Icon: I think the phone is in my coat pocket... now where did I leave my coat?
"We take the security and privacy of our users seriously.
I really wish someone in corporate PR for tech companies would just not bother to make this bit of boilerplate the first words in any release about flaws, hacks, etc. It rings rather hollow anymore.
I upvoted you for restraint. Now tell us how you really feel. Those of us who have been around for awhile will probably agree in force and upvote that one also. Ichan should be taken out back and stood against the wall for all the good he does for anyone other than himself.
I suspect that this "time" was designed to count anyone (all of us none users) who even thought of following a link to FB as another FB user to inflate the numbers. The only way out is to not even think or mention FB.. Oops.. my bad.. mentioned them twice, they counted 2 clicks.
Win 7, NoScript, IE, Chrome, Firefox plus Voodoo Shield and killed the MS patch after it bogged the crap out of the PC. Since I don't "surf" but only hit trusted sites I'm not to concerned. The better half, I left the patch in place (along with the same config as mine). She doesn't mind the "hang" and maybe it will help her out. But then, she surfs like crazy.
I've got Linux ready to rock and roll once I can get one piece of software to work with it. Old software but I like it for work with a laser cutter.
After reading various commentards posts to various articles, on what they have hidden in their attics/basements, I suspect that there's quite a few of them that could qualify for an award. I'm just not sure what award they should qualify for...
Disclaimer: I probably would qualify for entry in the "Pack Rat of the Year" award, but probably not even get an honorable mention.
For the cable companies stock prices (and board bonuses) profits must go up... for that to happen, they need to slash expenses and raise rates. So..... no regulation lets them have it to the joy of the shareholders (returning that value, of course) and ensures the board and the C-suite reap large bonuses. Those of us who want, need, use cable pay the price of course and as we know, no one gives a crap about us except at election time.
Maybe the first against the wall should be lobbyists? Followed by C-suite types?
There are those, however, who would argue that the days of plane-on-plane dog-fighting are over, so such a capability is redundant today.
Bull.... they've been saying that since the late 50's. Then combat starts and "oops... where's the guns?". Vietnam and the F4 pointed that out very well.
Who has the most to gain from North and South Korea not getting along?
Both sides actually. South Korea and the US on one side, North Korea and China on the other. China gets it's buffer zone (NK) and the US gets bases to keep an eye on China. The powers that be running things behind the scene have animosities going back a long way, China in particular has fears. This also applies to Russia which has fears of "out siders" invading that goes back a long way so they want their buffer countries.
It's not primary school,
There in a nutshell is the problem. Too many of the younger group (and even older employees) are embedded in the "participation award" mindset. Give an award for "no absences or tartys" Give an award for "parking your care between the lines". I've seen these and more and it's pretty sad that the companies do it. You end up with the few who get the "awards" over and over and the rest don't care.
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