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How can they be so naive to think that people won't abuse this technology just because they ask them to play nice?!
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How can they be so naive to think that people won't abuse this technology just because they ask them to play nice?!
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Google Glass sells out in one-day sale
Missed your chance to buy a pair of Google Glass yesterday? Sorry, you're out of luck, at least for now.
Google offered its $1,500 high-tech specs to anyone in the US on Tuesday without requiring the usual invitation. The sale lasted just 24 hours. The white "Cotton" version sold out with a few hours, and as of Wednesday morning, the entire stock is gone.
"We're out of spots in the Explorer Program for now, but may have more to share soon," Google said on its Glass sign-up page. The company asked people to fill out the sign-up form to stay abreast of the latest Glass news and be notified if a spot opens up to purchase the wearable device.
Prior to Tuesday's sale, the current Explorer version of Glass was available only through a special invite. That option isn't going away. In fact, despite Tuesday's sellout, people will still be able to buy Glass through an invitation, a Google spokeswoman told CNET.
Google has slowly but surely been expanding the Explorer program, as evidenced by the one-day sale.
"To discover new places, sometimes we need to leave the map behind," Google said on the Glass sign-up page. "And that's what Glass Explorers do. They are the first to make, to tinker, to create, to shape, and to share through Glass.
We're expanding little by little, and experimenting with different ways of bringing new Explorers into the program."
And for those of you hopefuls who haven't yet made it into the Explorer program, don't fret. Google has been prepping a less costly consumer version of that could hit the market by year's end.
https://www.cnet.com/news/google-glass-sells-out-in-one-day-sale/
Missed your chance to buy a pair of Google Glass yesterday? Sorry, you're out of luck, at least for now.
Google offered its $1,500 high-tech specs to anyone in the US on Tuesday without requiring the usual invitation. The sale lasted just 24 hours. The white "Cotton" version sold out with a few hours, and as of Wednesday morning, the entire stock is gone.
"We're out of spots in the Explorer Program for now, but may have more to share soon," Google said on its Glass sign-up page. The company asked people to fill out the sign-up form to stay abreast of the latest Glass news and be notified if a spot opens up to purchase the wearable device.
Prior to Tuesday's sale, the current Explorer version of Glass was available only through a special invite. That option isn't going away. In fact, despite Tuesday's sellout, people will still be able to buy Glass through an invitation, a Google spokeswoman told CNET.
Google has slowly but surely been expanding the Explorer program, as evidenced by the one-day sale.
"To discover new places, sometimes we need to leave the map behind," Google said on the Glass sign-up page. "And that's what Glass Explorers do. They are the first to make, to tinker, to create, to shape, and to share through Glass.
We're expanding little by little, and experimenting with different ways of bringing new Explorers into the program."
And for those of you hopefuls who haven't yet made it into the Explorer program, don't fret. Google has been prepping a less costly consumer version of that could hit the market by year's end.
https://www.cnet.com/news/google-glass-sells-out-in-one-day-sale/
Job quotas? Just Google it.
Job quotas? Just Google it.
The politically correct folks are going to have their knickers in a knot over this one.
Google released internal data that they're not pleased with. It's employment data based on gender and race.
This is the first time a tech sector giant has released such data. Earlier this year, Rev. Jesse Jackson even went to Silicon Valley to argue companies should hire more black employees.
The numbers? Of Google's 26,000 American employees, 70% are men. In terms of ethnicity, 61% are white. Based on the 2010 U.S. census, 64% of Americans are white.
So there shouldn't be outrage over this figure.
The largest discrepancy is that while Asians makes up 6% of the population, they comprise 30% of the Google workforce.
Compare this to how 2% of the Google workforce is black compared to 13% of the general population.
Google has announced they will work with the Kapor Center for Social Impact to close these gaps.
Jackson said, as reported by the Associated Press, "it's a bold step in the right direction. We urge other companies to follow Google's lead."
Huh? This whole story is bizarre.
What exactly is wrong with a company having a large percentage of Asian people?
Maybe they applied in greater number. Maybe they are the ones who have the appropriate education and skill set.
Sure, if there were a concerted effort to keep certain ethnic groups out of the employee ranks, we'd have a problem with that. But that's not happening.
Regardless, Google thinks it's a problem and wants to do something about it. They're a private company and can do whatever they please.
But why is this even being discussed to begin with? Are people going around the Google office, counting people based on skin colour?
Well, Google had to compile this data and file it with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It's mandatory for all major American employers. It's not publicly released, but Google chose to release their info.
This just underscores how employment quotas – like Ontario's proposed gender quota – are ludicrous.
Instead of obsessing over race or gender, government should focus on creating a thriving business environment so the economy can flourish and people of all backgrounds can find work.
Job quotas? Just Google it.
The politically correct folks are going to have their knickers in a knot over this one.
Google released internal data that they're not pleased with. It's employment data based on gender and race.
This is the first time a tech sector giant has released such data. Earlier this year, Rev. Jesse Jackson even went to Silicon Valley to argue companies should hire more black employees.
The numbers? Of Google's 26,000 American employees, 70% are men. In terms of ethnicity, 61% are white. Based on the 2010 U.S. census, 64% of Americans are white.
So there shouldn't be outrage over this figure.
The largest discrepancy is that while Asians makes up 6% of the population, they comprise 30% of the Google workforce.
Compare this to how 2% of the Google workforce is black compared to 13% of the general population.
Google has announced they will work with the Kapor Center for Social Impact to close these gaps.
Jackson said, as reported by the Associated Press, "it's a bold step in the right direction. We urge other companies to follow Google's lead."
Huh? This whole story is bizarre.
What exactly is wrong with a company having a large percentage of Asian people?
Maybe they applied in greater number. Maybe they are the ones who have the appropriate education and skill set.
Sure, if there were a concerted effort to keep certain ethnic groups out of the employee ranks, we'd have a problem with that. But that's not happening.
Regardless, Google thinks it's a problem and wants to do something about it. They're a private company and can do whatever they please.
But why is this even being discussed to begin with? Are people going around the Google office, counting people based on skin colour?
Well, Google had to compile this data and file it with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It's mandatory for all major American employers. It's not publicly released, but Google chose to release their info.
This just underscores how employment quotas – like Ontario's proposed gender quota – are ludicrous.
Instead of obsessing over race or gender, government should focus on creating a thriving business environment so the economy can flourish and people of all backgrounds can find work.
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The only time there should be an issue is if a huge percentage of a specific race or gender had applied and were refused employment, or if they can prove a bias towards hiring a certain race or gender.
I don't know why, but 80 -90% of the taxi drivers in Chilliwack are EI men. That doesn't mean all the white women who applied weren't hired, it probably just means that more EI men applied for the jobs.
I don't know why, but 80 -90% of the taxi drivers in Chilliwack are EI men. That doesn't mean all the white women who applied weren't hired, it probably just means that more EI men applied for the jobs.
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papasmerf said:
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anon1 said:
That was not what was said. What he said, and what I have observed to be true over many years and many employers, is that a minority will often be given preference over a better-qualified "white" person, simply because of the minority status. Whether that's good or bad is debatable. Certainly the goal of no discrimination is supported by the vast majority of people, but when better-qualified candidates are turned away because of reverse discrimination, are we actually doing good?
For blue collar work, it may not matter than much whether a "white" bricklayer can lay a better line of bricks than a "minority" bricklayer. But when it comes to choosing your surgeon, do you want the best doctor with no consideration of minority status, or the one who was hired to fill a minority quota even when they were not demonstrably better than the other candidates? I have seen "minority" hiring practices such as this, often to the detriment of patients.
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Google Co-Founder Says People Shouldn't Have to Work So Much
Google Co-Founder Says People Shouldn't Have to Work So Much
Now that is one smart man but how realistic is it for you members?.
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/google-founder-people-work/story?id=24450043
It sounds like a dream: Work part-time while maintaining the same standard of living.
Google co-founder Larry Page thinks it should be a reality for everyone.
The tech titan and his co-founder, Sergey Brin, sat down for a rare joint interview that was moderated by fellow billionaire, Vinod Khosla, and posted to YouTube.
"If you really think about the things you need to make yourself happy -- housing, security, opportunity for your kids ... it's not that hard for us to provide those things," Page said. "The idea that everyone needs to work frantically to meet peoples' needs is not true."
Page said the world should be living in a "time of abundance" in which robots and machines could help meet everyone's basic needs much more easily.
He explained that people have a desire to feel needed, wanted and productive, often leading them to work in industries the world doesn't necessary need, thus contributing to the destruction of the environment.
"I was talking to Richard Branson about this," Page said of the founder of the Virgin Group. "They don't have enough jobs in the U.K. He's been trying to get people to hire two part-time people instead of one full-time, so at least the young people can have a half-time job rather than no job."
With a more productive society, Page said he believed people would be happy to "have more time with their family or to pursue their own interests."
Brin said he had to "quibble a little bit" with his colleague's vision for future employment.
"I don't think that in the near term, the need for labor is going away," Brin said. "It gets shifted from one place to another, but people always want more stuff or more entertainment or more creativity or more something."
At a later moment in the interview, a member of the audience asked if the two men had ever had a fundamental disagreement. They both said no.
"We've gotten to think a lot alike," Brin said.
Google Co-Founder Says People Shouldn't Have to Work So Much
Now that is one smart man but how realistic is it for you members?.
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/google-founder-people-work/story?id=24450043
It sounds like a dream: Work part-time while maintaining the same standard of living.
Google co-founder Larry Page thinks it should be a reality for everyone.
The tech titan and his co-founder, Sergey Brin, sat down for a rare joint interview that was moderated by fellow billionaire, Vinod Khosla, and posted to YouTube.
"If you really think about the things you need to make yourself happy -- housing, security, opportunity for your kids ... it's not that hard for us to provide those things," Page said. "The idea that everyone needs to work frantically to meet peoples' needs is not true."
Page said the world should be living in a "time of abundance" in which robots and machines could help meet everyone's basic needs much more easily.
He explained that people have a desire to feel needed, wanted and productive, often leading them to work in industries the world doesn't necessary need, thus contributing to the destruction of the environment.
"I was talking to Richard Branson about this," Page said of the founder of the Virgin Group. "They don't have enough jobs in the U.K. He's been trying to get people to hire two part-time people instead of one full-time, so at least the young people can have a half-time job rather than no job."
With a more productive society, Page said he believed people would be happy to "have more time with their family or to pursue their own interests."
Brin said he had to "quibble a little bit" with his colleague's vision for future employment.
"I don't think that in the near term, the need for labor is going away," Brin said. "It gets shifted from one place to another, but people always want more stuff or more entertainment or more creativity or more something."
At a later moment in the interview, a member of the audience asked if the two men had ever had a fundamental disagreement. They both said no.
"We've gotten to think a lot alike," Brin said.
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Its all about working smart not working hard.
