Posts by LybsterRoy 2191 publicly visible posts • joined 6 Oct 2020
I don't think so. Its the old malice vs incompetence argument and I'll come down on the side of incompetence, mainly because whilst I believe that most MPs can drive their smartphone they have little understanding of the technology.
It would also be nice to have a list of the "harms" that we're protecting the children from, both cause of the harm and the effect it has on the children, or are we just being "mary whitehouse'd"?
-- the odds of financial success in those domains are dismal) --
I agree that the odds are dismal (same as for wining the triple rollover lottery first prize) but for those who win there is plenty of money. How many of those who end up at the top of the financial heap would be there (or even have bothered trying) if there hadn't been the opportunity to make "loads a dosh"?
-- getting a degree then ending up in a well paid role is conventional logic that has been a bit threadbare for a while now --
Probably since Tony Blair came up with the idea that 50% of the population should go to university. Its a pity he didn't specify what subjects should be taken. BA in Graffiti anyone
-- but the reality is, 90% of the time they're banging shit into Sage and generating reports --
That's not an accountant - that's a bookkeeper. Sadly a large percentage of those who claim to be accountants are bookkeepers.
Its a bit like the difference between arithmetic and mathematics.
-- Personally I find reading a bank statement easier on my 24 inch monitor than a phone --
I've only got a 17" monitor (its a laptop) and I prefer reading my statement on printer - I find it much easier to tick items off when doing a bank rec on paper than on screen
"young people who previously would have left university without debt, now leaving with six figure debts to fight for entry level jobs"
and most (not all) of those young people would have gained a degree in a worthwhile subject. Now - media studies (or graffiti) anyone.
Blame Tony Blair.
I was with you (but doubtful about a couple of the items) until I reached your "solutions".
"tax corporations", "tax the rich" - it may have escaped your notice that they are already taxed. Possibly what you meant to say was -- tax corporations more --, -- tax the rich more --. In which case perhaps you can specify how much and what would be enough.
"clamp down on their tax dodging". They are not dodging (I'm pretty sure that would be unlawful) but simply taking maximum advantage of the rules. Again a suggestion as to what you may have meant -- the government should rewrite the tax laws so that they are clearer and without loopholes --.
-- The only winning move is not to play. --
This is the option I've taken. The ONLY reason I have a smartphone is that I was moved to a continuous glucose monitor and it was either carry a brick of a reader plus my beloved Doro or go to a smartphone. However, I will be gobsmacked (and bloody worried) if my phone bill ever turns up saying I've had data usage.
-- Can't speak for apps as my security stance is absolutely NO financial apps on my phone. --
Ditto
-- Normally I don't keep ANY cookies when I close my PC browsers, but I have to keep them on one just for this. --
I just accept that I have an extra hoop to jump through since without cookies the bank can't remember this is a trusted device.
-- The question is, what has improved most over the past 2 years. A junior dev? Nope, 2 years in they're still complete shit --
I will agree that the technology involving LLMs has improved dramtically, but unlike humans who when trained on crap occasionally are able to see its crap I'm not sure LLMs can, or can be developed to do so.
-- if tourists start wandering into enclosures with lions and tigers in them, because the translation app said they should, that is another matter entirely --
Agreed 100%, after all we don't want the lions and tigers scared do we? On the other hand it would reduce the food bills.
-- What if, instead of investing in todays juniors, a business saves that cash (literally) and uses it to fund hiring tomorrows scarcer senior staffer? --
This is essentially what happened when the training levies vanished. Companies stopped a lot of the training that had been ongoing (cheaper to train than pay the levy) and started recruiting experienced staff from companies who still trained.
Your post from 2 months ago does not seem to support this post.
"In my 40 years of selling B2B technology, I can't think of a single gamechanging technology that has delivered ROI within three years of launch"
I'm guessing but was AI used to produce sales/marketing bullshit or for something useful?
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