He -is- talking about the "Cloud", it just wasn't connected to the clients by a TCP/IP network. The Mainframes (plural) were -not- under the control of the user, they were "out there somewhere", just like today. And with the security and failure risks just like today.

It's true, most of what newcomers think is new is actually very old. Or at least you better hope so, because those are the ones that work.
But a new idea "here and there" can help a lot, fast networks are really nice. 8-)

I think that "newsworthy" is the key word here. The news media and the internet forums seem to live by shouting "new" at everyone.

Besides, there are still "fanboys" for Fortran and Cobol around! And I heard a rumor that someone has an Object capable Fortran, but I don't know if it's true... 8-)

Ha! ... Me, too! 8-)

Actually, that's probably a lot of the reason for problems, in techs -or- management.

People entering a situation where they know little have a tendency to do things to invalidate the existing knowledge, so that they are on the same level as everyone else. This can be particularly bad with new managers and can destroy companies. Beware, you might not even be aware that you are doing this! 8-P

Also, an appalling number of people only know one thing, and have no idea that they could learn other things. In the software field, I am talking about the programmers that are "fanboys" for one language and don't know any other. Often this is a "new" language taught by a vendor, that is not useful for all (any?) jobs.

Real programmers know more than one language and more than one computer system. If you don't, it might be a good thing to "study up" on. Even if it is only one of the single-board "toys" you can get for around $35. 8-)

I think the news is that it is being told to the IT Managers, which is news all by it's self!

The problem seems to be worse in IT, since the managers often know less about the work than in other fields.

A sample size of one, seems a bit short of that needed to generalize to all other comets... 8-P

Corporations (and Utilities) are separate from the Government so that they have an incentive to keep an eye on each other. If they are nationalized, then they are all one and there is no one left to keep an eye out.

Besides, what gives you the idea that the government doesn't want to make a profit even bigger then the corporations? 8-P

For a DC OHM meter, but not for the RF signal.

By the way, you can probably get a "dummy load" for that cable connector and frequency band , on the web.
Or make one yourself, if you can find a 50 ohm bulk carbon (old style) resistor.

That is including the delays caused by the website server. If that is what you want to know, that's fine. But it is not the same thing.

In reality, most slow downs are due to the websites, not the ISP. But what we are talking about here is the different ISPs. 8-)

Then there is the kind of Engineer who designed machines and electronics before they ever went to college (if only for themselves). And then got an Engineering degree. And a Technicians degree and a Comp Sci degree. And with a little scrap equipment can quite literally "call down the lightning".

But those voltages scared me "spitless", so now I program industrial computer systems. The voltages are much less scary, and don't attract demons! 8-)

Um... can you even get transistors and passive components anymore? At least in less that "thousand" lots?
No wonder the kids do RP stuff, you can get them!

But maybe I was just on the wrong wesite... 8-}

No more than a thirst for alchol should be accepted as a sign of the times.
There will always be things that will attract you, but that also harm you. You must have the self-control to resist them, or you will fail.
But, like many things, they may not be so harmful in moderation. So limit them to a level that you can control. Be aware, though, that your limit might be "zero".

Most here know, that statistics are not useful if the sample size is below a certain number.
But, did you know that the statistic can not usefully be -applied- to a group less than that number?

In other words, statistics can not be applied to individuals. (Unless the samples were all that individual.)

-That- is what is wrong with "profiling" used wrongly.
In fact it is the basis for racism. Humans have an instinct to assume the individual in front of them is the same as others that look the same, because that is safer in primitive wild conditions. But it is not a good way to think in civilized times, because it is often wrong.

The police should treat all people the same, because they can not know what they are facing. They should be polite but watch them carefully. Relaxing if the person looks one way and being tense when they look another way, is not good on either side. A criminal can maskerade as an honest person. An honest person can maskerade as a criminal, if they like the dress style.

The question does not actually have anything to do with race, religion or politics... 8-)

I think 60 Minutes got most of their info from the video game "Stalker, shadow of Chernobyl". I guess it was a lot easier than going there.
(Oh, did they go there? Are you really sure?)

But the video game was not quite technically accurate... 8-P

There was an old saying among the R/C model airplane flyers:
If you put a "60" on a Brick, it would fly.

"60" being a standard 0.60 Inch^3 Glo engine using Methanol and Nitro-methane fuel. Small but with an appalling amount of power, and capable of cutting fingers of the unwary. (For those of you who have never seen a real R/C engine. And get off my lawn!) 8-)