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Comment Field of study (Score 1) 1032

I question the choice of field of study. A Master of Philosophy isn't suited for much other than a part time teaching job. These days a PhD is important in a liberal arts field. I looked into the fields that were most likely to keep jobs in America. not replace people with robots, and make sure I'd enjoy it. It is unwise to chose a field solely on enjoyment. Employment needs to be considered if one is to make their way in the world. I went into the coatings industry and worked up the ladder. My advice is to choose wisely what you plan to do for the rest of your life. .

Comment Self image (Score 1) 116

Too many corporations think that they are the most important thing on earth. Anything they do is fine and for the benefit of all mankind. They need to get the word out, as to how great they are, in the form of ads which no doubt you've been waiting anxiously to receive. They need more revenue to pad exec's bonuses. So we get the much appreciated third party paid ads which inform us of deals that we otherwise might not be aware of.. Stop it you jerks. You're not that important to us at all.

Comment Re:Good Grief (Score 2) 39

According to the original article Netflix traffic was up slightly. "Overall in the full report, Netflix remained the clear leader on North American fixed networks (as opposed to mobile) during peak usage times, up slightly to 36.5 percent of downstream traffic, with YouTube again a distant second at 15.6 percent." Do you have a link that shows the number of subscribers leaving Netflix? It sure looks like they're doing just fine based on the linked report.

Comment Not scientific (Score 1) 226

This article is more of an opinion piece than anything else, lacking any evidence of faster than light travel in a vacuum. Light that moves through expanding space is not moving faster than c. It's simply being moved with space itself. The article reads like it was written by someone that normally covers the police beat and now is appearing amazed by science. Click-bait headlines bring in ad dollars though.

Comment There are plenty of coders (Score 3, Insightful) 208

One of the problems is that American corporations are both lazy and greedy. Too cheap and lazy to train local intelligent educated coders in their unique coding operating procedures. So, they lobby to hire foreigners that will keep costs down. Oddly, the foreigners also need training. So, claiming that American't aren't suited is a bold faced lie. They simply want to keep costs down and screw you if you are a qualified American software engineer that has a B+ average and is willing to work hard. Someday, you might become great at what you do and want more money or leave the firm. Hiring H1B applicants keeps costs down and reduces churn, which wouldn't be bad if the cheapskates paid appropriately in the first place and were honest about their hiring needs. Western education is excellent. As a side note, it seems that the Clinton's no longer feel your pain. They help cause it now.

Comment Audit before issuing policy (Score 1) 119

An insurance company that wants to start insuring new things should understand what they are insuring. They need to run tests beforehand to determine if the level of security is acceptable prior to issuing said policy. This would be similar to my getting a physical before obtaining a large dollar amount life insurance policy. The company wants to be fairly certain that my health is at an acceptable level and I am not expected to die soon from natural causes. Issuing policies solely as a means to profit, without proper due diligence, and then refusing to pay a claim seems unethical. Let the courts sort this one out.

Comment Pull the SD card (Score 1) 92

Internal SD cards aren't fully wiped during a reset. Why not just pull the card, put it in a computer card reader, format and then do an advanced wipe (I use ccleaner for wipes)? That's what I plan to do when I need to factory reset my phone. Prior to reading this I wouldn't have pulled the SD card before a reset. Now I will. Thanks for the tip.

Comment Re:"Kaspersky's relationship with the Kremlin" (Score 2) 288

Kaspersky is in bed with the Kremlin in the sense that Symantec is in bed with the NSA, IMO. It's a company response to friendly pressure from their national governments to expose information that suits their purposes. If it was deeper than that, international companies like Kaspersky would quickly become local firms as customers shop elsewhere.

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