We judge people every day (fairly or not) based on their choices. If a guy drives a crappy car of his own volition, then that calls into doubt his judgment. If a guy wants a tech job but is an AOL user, then that really is a no-brainer.
Much like the FPS discussion in video games from last week, there comes a point where being super-extra-accurate doesn't matter, and this is one of them.
Or, according to a lot of your posts, was never really gone, but at least it's now available on my OSX box without futzing around with arcade emulators...
I think MULE is the exception, because the game play is timeless. MULE is not to be measured by the modern game benchmarks of fps, in-game advertisements and number of frags.
Also, there is something to learn from the early good games as far as creating engaging gaming (as opposed to fps and fragging). Play a game like Atari's Adventure. Although it is simplistic, short, and pretty lame compared to something like Drake's Fortune, it's good to understand how game development evolves based on the constraints presented at the time of development and where we can go next.
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If you want to understand modern gaming's roots, then yes.
I dunno, there just are. Google Fair Labor Standards Act and check out the exempt labor category. My rudimentary understanding is the non-exempt folks have to be paid overtime because they work in hard jobs, like factories and manual labor. Employers would work them 80 hours a week and they'd burn out. We exempt weenies have fancy offices and computers so there's no harm in me working 80 hours a week. Also, we are nicely compensated through generous salaries (generally) for overtime to become a non-issue.
There are a few categories for exempt...professional being the one I fall under as an account manager for a software development firm. Others include doctors and lawyers and other highly technical positions.
The reason the Droid is stealing lots of users is because it is new. Nothing against it (I may check it out once my contract is up), but every new product enjoys a bump. Also, most iPhone users already have an iPhone they like, so there's no reason to rush out and buy a 3Gs.
I make no claim that the Android experience is worse than the iPhone, only that the iPhone experience is a known, and many people chose to go with the known over the unknown. I was merely positing that a few hundred dollars more is worth the cost if you like the UI you are getting.
I make absolutely no backhanded stabs. I was merely pointing out that the price difference of a few hundred dollars between one phone and the other can not be quantified simply by hardware specs, like the original post is claiming. I'm saying that a known, nice UI is worth $480 over two years to some people, even if the unknown UI turns out to be the best thing since sliced bread.
Competition IS good for everyone, and because of this, the next smart phone I get will be better than my current one. I don't think that the Android market really affects me as an iPhone user, in the fact that I don't think an Android phone will integrate as well with my OSX machines at home. Not that this is the most important feature, but it is the most important feature to me, so whichever phone does that the best will get my business.
The FLSA dictates if a position is hourly or salaried, not your employer. If your employer switched labor categories, it was because they are required to by law. That means if you were a 24/7 on-call exempt employee, they didn't have to pay you a dime more than your salary, regardless if you got called in 40 extra hours a week.
"Exempt employees who qualify under the executive, administrative, or professional exemptions are often paid on a salaried basis and are not required to receive overtime pay."
In the case of an IT employee, they are generally exempted in the "professional" category. The only non-exempt people at my software company are the lowest/entry level people (security, admin clerks, media management, etc)
I thought fps was the rate the game could render the screens, and the hz rating was how fast the monitor could refresh...maybe I'm being pedantic, but it seems to me these are two different things.
For example, if a CPU/GPU/Game can only generate the game at 30 frames per second, but my LCD monitor has a 60hz refresh rate, those are two different things, right?
Yes, I realized as soon as I hit submit that I meant trademark and not patent. Slashdot can be so pedantic.
I said android is inconclusive based on the findings of the post I was replying to. You misinterpreted my meaning. If Droid is a made-up word, I can see it being trademarked, but if android is not a made-up word, you shouldn't be able to trademark it. According to the post above mine, however, it is inconclusive whether android is a made-up word or not.
There's nothing inherently secure or insecure about open source software.
I'd agree there is nothing inherently secure about OSS (other than the inherent opportunities for security collaboration and open standards, blah blah blah). However OSS is inherently insecure, by its very nature, because the source code is completely open for anyone to see.
You are right. There's no accounting for user experience, evidently. Of course I haven't used a Nexus One yet, but it would have to be damned good for me to care about the menial savings over an iPhone. I'll take the "known-good" over the "might-be-good-and-costs-a-few-hundred-less" every time. Maybe not a possibility for those on tight budgets, but not all consumers are on tight budgets (i.e., there is a market for a phone that costs $480 more over two years than another phone).
Anyone who injects "flash card" or "replaceable battery" into an argument about MP3 players, laptops or phones automatically loses. There should be an Internet law for this phenomenon.
The general population is ignorant about anything hardware (anything consumer, for that matter). Have you ever watched a television commercial and been impressed by the validity of the claims within? Probably not, yet people buy crap over better alternatives every day based on ads. Some people don't care..they see a price that suits them and they buy it. Others, like you, are informed and really look into it. You are the exception.
Most people in those big long lines at the Apple store don't know and don't care how much the iPhone will cost over two years compared to the Nexus One, or the Droid, or the (fillintheblank Blackberry).
If I'm a consumer, I want a consumer device, not an enterprise device. If I'm one of those self-important crackberry nerds at work who can't refrain from bringing work: home, on the plane with me, to the restaurant, then I'll get an enterprise device. Frankly, I could care less that my iPhone added a remote wipe feature and whatever other crappy enterprise features I don't need for my consumer device.
So, I guess it depends on how the Nexus One is marketed. If it is marketed as a consumer device and lacks enterprise features, then what's the problem?
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You wouldn't give your personal email to somebody that was trying to hire you? That's pretty paranoid.
We judge people every day (fairly or not) based on their choices. If a guy drives a crappy car of his own volition, then that calls into doubt his judgment. If a guy wants a tech job but is an AOL user, then that really is a no-brainer.
If you are still pissed of about features that are now available, then you are every company's worst-customer-scenario personified.
Much like the FPS discussion in video games from last week, there comes a point where being super-extra-accurate doesn't matter, and this is one of them.
Or, according to a lot of your posts, was never really gone, but at least it's now available on my OSX box without futzing around with arcade emulators...
I think MULE is the exception, because the game play is timeless. MULE is not to be measured by the modern game benchmarks of fps, in-game advertisements and number of frags.
Also, there is something to learn from the early good games as far as creating engaging gaming (as opposed to fps and fragging). Play a game like Atari's Adventure. Although it is simplistic, short, and pretty lame compared to something like Drake's Fortune, it's good to understand how game development evolves based on the constraints presented at the time of development and where we can go next.
If you want to understand modern gaming's roots, then yes.
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I dunno, there just are. Google Fair Labor Standards Act and check out the exempt labor category. My rudimentary understanding is the non-exempt folks have to be paid overtime because they work in hard jobs, like factories and manual labor. Employers would work them 80 hours a week and they'd burn out. We exempt weenies have fancy offices and computers so there's no harm in me working 80 hours a week. Also, we are nicely compensated through generous salaries (generally) for overtime to become a non-issue.
There are a few categories for exempt...professional being the one I fall under as an account manager for a software development firm. Others include doctors and lawyers and other highly technical positions.
Get a decent labor-law attorney and make yourself a nice little profit while you look for a new job.
The reason the Droid is stealing lots of users is because it is new. Nothing against it (I may check it out once my contract is up), but every new product enjoys a bump. Also, most iPhone users already have an iPhone they like, so there's no reason to rush out and buy a 3Gs.
I make no claim that the Android experience is worse than the iPhone, only that the iPhone experience is a known, and many people chose to go with the known over the unknown. I was merely positing that a few hundred dollars more is worth the cost if you like the UI you are getting.
I make absolutely no backhanded stabs. I was merely pointing out that the price difference of a few hundred dollars between one phone and the other can not be quantified simply by hardware specs, like the original post is claiming. I'm saying that a known, nice UI is worth $480 over two years to some people, even if the unknown UI turns out to be the best thing since sliced bread.
Competition IS good for everyone, and because of this, the next smart phone I get will be better than my current one. I don't think that the Android market really affects me as an iPhone user, in the fact that I don't think an Android phone will integrate as well with my OSX machines at home. Not that this is the most important feature, but it is the most important feature to me, so whichever phone does that the best will get my business.
Oops, sorry, I misread part of your post.
If your company went back to salary against the FLSA requirements, then they were in violation of labor laws and won't stay in business long.
The FLSA dictates if a position is hourly or salaried, not your employer. If your employer switched labor categories, it was because they are required to by law. That means if you were a 24/7 on-call exempt employee, they didn't have to pay you a dime more than your salary, regardless if you got called in 40 extra hours a week.
"Exempt employees who qualify under the executive, administrative, or professional exemptions are
often paid on a salaried basis and are not required to receive overtime pay."
In the case of an IT employee, they are generally exempted in the "professional" category. The only non-exempt people at my software company are the lowest/entry level people (security, admin clerks, media management, etc)
I thought fps was the rate the game could render the screens, and the hz rating was how fast the monitor could refresh...maybe I'm being pedantic, but it seems to me these are two different things.
For example, if a CPU/GPU/Game can only generate the game at 30 frames per second, but my LCD monitor has a 60hz refresh rate, those are two different things, right?
I always found it ironic that liberal leaning Apple has the less ecologically friendly method than the conservative leaning Microsoft.
Yes, I realized as soon as I hit submit that I meant trademark and not patent. Slashdot can be so pedantic.
I said android is inconclusive based on the findings of the post I was replying to. You misinterpreted my meaning. If Droid is a made-up word, I can see it being trademarked, but if android is not a made-up word, you shouldn't be able to trademark it. According to the post above mine, however, it is inconclusive whether android is a made-up word or not.
There's nothing inherently secure or insecure about open source software.
I'd agree there is nothing inherently secure about OSS (other than the inherent opportunities for security collaboration and open standards, blah blah blah). However OSS is inherently insecure, by its very nature, because the source code is completely open for anyone to see.
You are right. There's no accounting for user experience, evidently. Of course I haven't used a Nexus One yet, but it would have to be damned good for me to care about the menial savings over an iPhone. I'll take the "known-good" over the "might-be-good-and-costs-a-few-hundred-less" every time. Maybe not a possibility for those on tight budgets, but not all consumers are on tight budgets (i.e., there is a market for a phone that costs $480 more over two years than another phone).
Anyone who injects "flash card" or "replaceable battery" into an argument about MP3 players, laptops or phones automatically loses. There should be an Internet law for this phenomenon.
An even bigger whole in the hardware spec superiority argument is this: who in the hell buys a phone for its camera quality?
The general population is ignorant about anything hardware (anything consumer, for that matter). Have you ever watched a television commercial and been impressed by the validity of the claims within? Probably not, yet people buy crap over better alternatives every day based on ads. Some people don't care..they see a price that suits them and they buy it. Others, like you, are informed and really look into it. You are the exception.
Most people in those big long lines at the Apple store don't know and don't care how much the iPhone will cost over two years compared to the Nexus One, or the Droid, or the (fillintheblank Blackberry).
I don't recall ever meeting a chav that could actually afford an iPhone (or any smartphone, for that matter).
Yes, because a phone is the sum of its collective hardware parts and the quality of the software, ergonomics and operating system matter not one bit.
If I'm a consumer, I want a consumer device, not an enterprise device. If I'm one of those self-important crackberry nerds at work who can't refrain from bringing work: home, on the plane with me, to the restaurant, then I'll get an enterprise device. Frankly, I could care less that my iPhone added a remote wipe feature and whatever other crappy enterprise features I don't need for my consumer device.
So, I guess it depends on how the Nexus One is marketed. If it is marketed as a consumer device and lacks enterprise features, then what's the problem?
I can, but that's because projector technology sucks at the local megaplex and has nothing to do with frame rates.