geiseric

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Comment · 9 years ago
I was Army and learned the old school way. Compass, Protractor and Map. Refused to completely trust GPS. It will fail you just when you really need it most. Army navigation is much easier than Navy, but same rule applies.
Comment · 9 years ago
I own GM products and an Audi. My GM vehicles have Apple Carplay integrated, the only catch is I need to plug my iPhone in via the USB on the car and that menu shows up. Even with just Bluetooth, I have decent control, via stearing wheel and touch screen.
Comment · 9 years ago
I agree somewhat here. My car has volume controls and station changer on the backside of the wheel, along with knobs for the volume. I have knobs and or an up/down arrow for temperature adjustment.(Depending on the car I'm driving.) Ironically Navigation is completely touch screen, which is dangerous. I tend to use my phone if I need directions, because the car system is cumbersom.
Comment · 9 years ago
If in fact climate change is man made. There is strong evidence that this is a natural cycle. Are humans contributing greenhouse gasses? Yes, but what effect are they having? We don't really know, contrary to those who say they do. We have an idea, but climate prediction is still difficult and imperfect. So NO! The science isn't final.
Comment · 9 years ago
Comment · 9 years ago
I think you hit it on the head. Usability. I'm an IT guy and run a headless linux distro with GPU's, mining one of the currencies. I have Accounts on on Kraken and Coinbase along with my Jaxx wallet and local wallet, that I have to use CLI to send with. I have difficulty using Kraken and if my Jaxx wallet doesn't have the currencies I want as part of the ShapeShift application I have to shift to the web app ShapeShift. Bottom line, it can be a pain in the ass to use all of the different platforms to buy/sell and transfer.

I do like the Jaxx interface and if they can adapt more currency wallets and integrate them with ShapeShift, that would go along way to more widespread adoption.

Comment · 9 years ago
I see this whole thing like the story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf. The Wolf is coming, but because researchers and climate scientist have lied to make the numbers fit the "Agenda" they have lost credibility. Not saying there isn't climate change, just that I don't believe all of the crap that is being shoveled.

As pointed out by jamaz1, when you see what they left out or forget to mention and you are skeptical about what they are presenting, now you are the stupid one. This alienates me even further. I'm not a climate scientists and even if you gave me all of the raw data to analyse I wouldn't be able to draw the correct conclusions. I NEED to be able to trust those that can to make sense of it, but I don't trust them. So there is the monster they created because they thought there were justified in not telling the whole truth.

Since I'm not going to figure it out on my own and I don't trust those who are able to, what do I do? I go on with my life, and resist any effort that will cost me any money or freedom to make a change, that frankly may be necessary. All because of lack of trust.

Comment · 9 years ago
It's hard to put a price on good will and customer trust. Every C level should realize that their company is an information company and take appropriate action.
Comment · 9 years ago
As a Blue team member who works in the medical field, I must agree, that demand is high. We hire a firm to do Red team, but we do have our internal folks too, along with us Blue team folks who learn Red team stuff. We worked with a major security firm and together we accidentally created Purple team.

We had the Red team come in and while pentesting share his screen with us all. Another Red team member explained what he was doing and after an attack was launched and we would see if our tools detected the activity. If they didn't, we went out to find out why. This was huge. It showed us where we needed to tune some things and where we needed newer and/or different tools.

This isn't the only way we get pen tested. They do their annual "regular" pentest. The Purple team thing was awesome though. We learned a ton. Since I happen to own most of our tools and am secondary on the ones I don't own, I have learned a tremendous amount and I've been in IT for 20 years.

Comment · 9 years ago
Looks like my Land Rover.
Comment · 9 years ago
That's also why Gas stations back in the day, would have signs saying that they didn't accept $50 and $100 dollar bills. It's legal tender, but that doesn't mean I have to take it.
Comment · 9 years ago
I get Earthquake alerts from USGS in my email. I saw that alert and was like "Oh crap!", but then it was rescinded a minute later. I don't live in CA, but I would hate for that to happen to folks.
Comment · 9 years ago
What made the RISC or ARM processor popular in the past was the ability to do graphic rendering and complex math. GPU's put a dent in that. Making a i386 CISC system with the addition of a GPU have parity with the old SG systems, but substantially cheaper.
Comment · 9 years ago
Does any remember the DEC Alpha? Windows NT 4.0 was ported to it. The Alpha was a 64-bit RISC processor. (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) An ARM is just an Advanced RISC Machine. RISC architecture has an instruction execution advantage over CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) that is what Intel is famous for. Although they did have a i860 and i960 RISC which many of them were for embedded military systems.

Other RISC systems were from Silicon Graphics, with their MIPS processor were used for 3D graphic processing. RISC has shown that it has its place in the computing world time and time again.

My personal appeal is their low power requirements and compact designs. Obviously cell phone manufactures like it too for the same reasons.

Comment · 9 years ago
Problem with a school system choosing the curriculum, is that they can filter the truth or focus on what to teach. Forget REAL history. Why did the American Civil War really start? How about Henry Ford getting an Iron Cross from Hitler in the 30's? Why did he receive it? I didn't learn this stuff in the 70's and 80's either, but stumbled upon it as I read outside of the official curriculum.

Kids nowadays have even a more PC curriculum. Lord help them. My 15 year old niece who we are raising comes home with some pretty crazy stuff that is required.

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