This is a ploy to back up their claim that the number of H1-Bs needs to be increased. There are plenty of over-40 software engineers that they could be hiring, but instead they figure out how to avoid hiring them.
On the other hand, maybe it is a way to drive down programmer costs since a $15/hr warehouse worker might be happy as a $30/hour coder.
-used pizza boxes (the grease and oil make the cardboard un-reusable)
Maybe the bottom of the pizza box, but usually not the top.
I so wanted Sailfish OS to work and ran it on a Nexus 5 for about six months before I threw in the towel. The problem is that sometimes I really NEED my phone to work and, in a couple of cases, the Nexus 5 adaptation of Sailfish OS let me down.
Also, even though I got my money back, I don't trust Jolla after the Tablet crowdfunding disaster.
The *right way* is to get regulation through congress.
That is not how it works. Congress passes laws and federal agencies, like the FCC, create regulations to implement those laws.
If you try and build a reproduction of Robby the Robot that is seen publicly, expect a cease & desist letter from Fred Barton Productions, which has an exclusive license from Time-Warner. This is an occasional topic of discussion on the RPF (Replica Props Forum).
Here is an excerpt from guidance providing supplied by Time-Warner with regards to making your own Robby:
1. The manufacture, or transfer of: unauthorized reproductions of “ROBBY®”, or derivative works pertaining to “ROBBY®” is EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED
2. The manufacture, or transfer of: unauthorized component parts of “ROBBY®”, or derivative works pertaining to component parts of “ROBBY®” is EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED.
3. The exhibition of: unauthorized reproductions of “ROBBY®”, derivative works pertaining to “ROBBY®”, the component parts of “ROBBY®”, or derivative works pertaining to the component parts of “ROBBY®” is EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED.
4. The creation, or transfer in any form of any materials depicting: “ROBBY®”, derivative works pertaining to “ROBBY®”, the component parts of “ROBBY®”, or derivative works pertaining to the component parts of “ROBBY®”; for the purpose of promoting the production of unauthorized replicas of “ROBBY®” or the component parts of “ROBBY®” is EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED.
The NY Times seems oddly obsessed with Seattle. I did a search on the NYT web site to see if I am imagining things, but there were a lot of stories there on events and trends in Seattle that I would think only matter to people who live in Seattle.
My state has been keeping distracted driving stats since before smartphones were commonly available.
And then there is the standard correlation does not mean causation.
I guess techie readers of slashdot are just as willing to fall into confirmation bias as the general public. The analysis in TFA is poor. But it supports what a lot of people here want to believe, so who cares?
I don't use a Mac because I am part of the Sheeple or bought into Apple's marketing. I use a Mac because I am (despite strong efforts from Apple to make it otherwise) more productive using it compared to the alternatives. I have a very nice employer-provided Windows laptop that I have to use as well and it reminds me daily how much easier it is to do my job on a Mac.
I need to upgrade my Late 2011 MacBook Pro. I can still do what I need to do on it, but technology has marched on and the faster processors, additional memory capacity and an SSD would be nice.
I have no need for the TouchBar, priced out the non-TouchBar i7, 16G, 1TB SSD 13-inch MacBook Pro model and was ready to bite the bullet. It did bothered me that, even with i7, the fastest processor was not available on the non-TouchBar version (and the clock rate wasn't even as has as the 2011 MBP it would be replacing), but clock rate isn't everything and it would still be better than what it was replacing.
Then I discovered that the non-TouchBar MBPs only have two USB-C connectors and one is used to power the laptop. To get four USB-C connectors, I would have to get the TouchBar model and that pissed me off. That was the straw that broke the camel's back and I am now probably going to replace my 2011 MBP with a Early 2015 (Broadwell) instead of a new MBP.
Mod up
You should probably get news from a wider variety of sources because the ban sure as hell was controversial at the time.
Funny or insightful is exactly right.
I frequently travel in areas of the PNW where mobile network connectivity is poor to non-existant. A number of common apps are frustratingly dependent on being connected to the network. Also, a lot of people who spend most of their time in places with good connectivity will fail to realize that apps that they depend on do not work without that connectivity.
Well, it's a lot different from listening to the radio, since music typically is just a background activity, and even if you are listening to news / talk, you don't have to respond. It's really a question of how much concentration is required to talk vs. send a text, and whether that concentration distracts you from your primary responsibility, which is to drive the car safely.
Uh, music is more than just a background activity to a lot of drivers. And a lot of people yell back at talk radio. Of course, you are too attentive to the road to notice what other drivers are doing, right?
Got a new car with a touch screen factory radio. It takes more attention to select music or a podcast through it than to do the same from my phone, but the radio is safer to use because, well, just because, right?
How about some numbers? In 2015, distracted driving was a factor in 10% of accidents and cell phone use was a factor in 14% of that 10%. But you wouldn't guess that based on most commenters here.
Obama had both houses of congress with a supermajority in the senate. So no, he lied.
Obama had a supermajority for a month or so around July-August, 2009 (when Al Franken finally got confirmed to his seat) from Sep 2009 (when Ted Kennedy's replacement was sworn in) until Feb 2010 (when Scott Brown was sworn in to replace Kennedy's replacement).
Living on Earth may be expensive, but it includes an annual free trip around the Sun.
