Comment Re:What year is this? (Score 1) 559
cough, cough, Luddite, cough,...
Comment Re:What year is this? (Score 2) 559
And earlier.
"The steam engine and the other associated technologies of the Industrial Revolution changed the world and influenced human history so much that in the words of the historian Ian Morris, they made mockery out of all that had come before. "
TED Radio Hour on NRP just did a cool interview on this
"The steam engine and the other associated technologies of the Industrial Revolution changed the world and influenced human history so much that in the words of the historian Ian Morris, they made mockery out of all that had come before. "
TED Radio Hour on NRP just did a cool interview on this
Comment Synopsis (Score 1) 326
Algorithm's can do what you create them to do:
They can measure specific data points, such as would constitute "technical merit".
They can not measure 'human undefinable's', things such as human co-interaction, gut instinct, charisma.
(I would think once we have enough data points to define how, for example, 'gut instinct' is actually determined by out brain, we could put that in an algorithm as well)
I think society would really be shocked if things were actually merit based.
They can measure specific data points, such as would constitute "technical merit".
They can not measure 'human undefinable's', things such as human co-interaction, gut instinct, charisma.
(I would think once we have enough data points to define how, for example, 'gut instinct' is actually determined by out brain, we could put that in an algorithm as well)
I think society would really be shocked if things were actually merit based.
Comment Re:Has more to do with focus than the behavior. (Score 4, Funny) 157
unless your Mr. Bean
Comment $55,000 for a website? (Score 1) 101
I can set them up with a wordpress site for free!
(I would think they know how to 'secure it', hardy har har)
(I would think they know how to 'secure it', hardy har har)
Comment In related news (Score 4, Funny) 42
In related news, social network machine learning fraud bots get algorithm update based on current fraud detection algorithms.
Comment Re:Reinstall Ubuntu. (Score 4, Insightful) 573
I disagree.
Since you have stated you have time and want to learn, now is the perfect time. I think you should install the smallest possible linux GUI-less and just run in terminal mode for a while. Learn to do everything without a GUI.
Set up an email client (Mutt), use a web browser, (Lynx or links), set up an IM client, etc, there are GUI-less apps in linux for everything. (also, set up Apache, MySQL, etc)
Yes, it will suck for a while but you will really learn this way, then you can run any distro you want and you'll probably have decent sys admin chops once your done. (I'd go for debian, I think you can still get a single CD ISO base system. (then, right off the bat this will teach you to use apt.
Good luck and enjoy!
Since you have stated you have time and want to learn, now is the perfect time. I think you should install the smallest possible linux GUI-less and just run in terminal mode for a while. Learn to do everything without a GUI.
Set up an email client (Mutt), use a web browser, (Lynx or links), set up an IM client, etc, there are GUI-less apps in linux for everything. (also, set up Apache, MySQL, etc)
Yes, it will suck for a while but you will really learn this way, then you can run any distro you want and you'll probably have decent sys admin chops once your done. (I'd go for debian, I think you can still get a single CD ISO base system. (then, right off the bat this will teach you to use apt.
Good luck and enjoy!
Comment Re:Turnabout is fair play. (Score 2) 308
I don't think they lost much. They caught those involved (before the high roller even left the building) and are "in a good position to recover a significant portion of the amount involved in the scam."
Last year they reported profits of $181m, so I don't think they are making $33m from anyone 'every single day'.
Last year they reported profits of $181m, so I don't think they are making $33m from anyone 'every single day'.
Comment Engaging work (Score 4, Insightful) 100
If you have a cool product, interesting things to do and hire interested people, you will have good employees.
Many technical people work in the field because they enjoy it, how many people work on FOSS in their spare time anyway?
Working on new, interesting, challenging things is fun! Maintaining 'legacy' stuff, not as fun. No disrespect to Yahoo but Flicker, Yahoo Mail, YUI, OMG! (please), for me it would be hard to be excited about maintaining these.
Additionally, working in a smaller company where one person can really help shape things is huge, being just another worker bee in a huge corporate environment can be depressing. (especially one with a declining public image)
Obviously, just my opinion.
Many technical people work in the field because they enjoy it, how many people work on FOSS in their spare time anyway?
Working on new, interesting, challenging things is fun! Maintaining 'legacy' stuff, not as fun. No disrespect to Yahoo but Flicker, Yahoo Mail, YUI, OMG! (please), for me it would be hard to be excited about maintaining these.
Additionally, working in a smaller company where one person can really help shape things is huge, being just another worker bee in a huge corporate environment can be depressing. (especially one with a declining public image)
Obviously, just my opinion.
How Sequestration Will Affect Federal Research Agencies 277
carmendrahl writes "Unless Congress and the White House act before March 1, the automatic across-the-board spending cuts known as the sequester will kick in. And federal agencies are bracing for the fiscal impact. Federal agencies and the White House are releasing details about how these cuts will affect their operations. If the cuts take effect, expect fewer inspections to the food supply, cuts to programs that support cleanups at former nuclear plants, and plenty of researcher layoffs, among other things."
Comment Re:Great justice system as usual (Score 2) 122
if you happen to work on a company that uses the Python programming language
Yeah and get google involved and you wont need much more help
Comment Re:Gravity is a theory too (Score 1) 763
'analyze all sides of scientific information'
we are talking about Texas, it means that they want to include the holy bible which they view as a factual account of history as we know it
Bit9 Hacked, Stolen Certs Used To Sign Malware 65
tsu doh nimh writes "Bit9, a company that provides software and network security services to the U.S. government and at least 30 Fortune 100 firms, has suffered a compromise that cuts to the core of its business: helping clients distinguish known 'safe' files from computer viruses and other malicious software. A leading provider of 'application whitelisting' services, Bit9's security technology turns the traditional approach to fighting malware on its head. Antivirus software, for example, seeks to identify and quarantine files that are known bad or strongly suspected of being malicious. In contrast, Bit9 specializes in helping companies develop custom lists of software that they want to allow employees to run, and to treat all other applications as potentially unknown and dangerous. But in a blog post today, the company disclosed that attackers broke into its network and managed to steal the digital keys that Bit9 uses to distinguish good from bad applications. The attackers then sent signed malware to at least three of Bit9's customers, although Bit9 isn't saying which customers were affected or to what extent. The kicker? The firm said it failed to detect the intrusion in part because the servers used to store its keys were not running Bit9's own software."
Comment Finally! (Score 2) 215
This is great and long overdue!
Please, can't some tech giant just buy the RIAA and come up with a better model?
Please, can't some tech giant just buy the RIAA and come up with a better model?
Comment Imagine booking guaranteed ride times,... (Score 1) 278
here, please make sure it's secured around my wrist,...
