While the summary does have qualities we identify with the average Slashvertisement, I'd have to say it isn't one - or at least one I'm willing to give the benefit of doubt on. As the summary says, quality books and chemistry sets are in serious lack these days. This isn't the editors letting in an ad for a 'been there, done that' item, like the flash drive the other day, it's something that we as geeks, nerds, and science buffs can really get into. Product hocking like this I don't mind.
Purdue does have (at least) one very cool thing UIUC doesn't have - an operational nuclear reactor. Sure, sure UIUC may still have the facilities, but it's under a decommission order and will be shut down soon.
Someone need to go back and read (re-read?) the article. It says ABE is the biggest on a Big Ten campus. Purdue's will be the largest not connected to a national center. A semantic? Maybe, but it doesn't invalidate the claim.
It's a good thing you read the article before you posted (I know this is/. but come on). People, by and large, still prefer the feeling of holding a physical book, of being able to kick back in a chair or on the couch or in bed and still be able to read. Blah blah e-readers blah kindle... Not enough of a market and the library is too small.
the same is true of games, but that wont stop the slashdot crowd from
a) saying the games companies are stupid not to copy this model and
b) somehow using this to justify pirating games. You're wrong. Take, for example, Stardock's "Galactic Civilization II". The game has NO copy protection and NO way to prevent you from installing and playing a pirated copy. Yes, they use serial numbers to activate accounts to download the patches, but you can download those from a number of places without activation - in practice, there is no real prevention method in place. Yet the company sold enough copies of the game to produce two expansions AND still profit.
I have to agree with others that have already posted: children are 'old enough' to play video games (and by some extension, watch TV) when the content has been approved by a reasonably informed parent. It's the parent's responsibility to screen any games or television programs the child watches - either by previewing/preplaying or participating with the child. Sure, a game could be rated E - Everyone and per perfectly okay for most of the kids out there, but there are some parents that won't agree.
It's also up to the parent to NOT get on their highhorse, they have to recognize that what might be right for one child, may not be appropriate for another. To each his/her own, just don't force your opinions on others (e.g. - the 'moral' outrage over game content like GTA).
What you didn't take into account are the 'extras' one generally receives due to working on salary - paid sick days, vacation days, manager approved time off for doctor's appointments, occasional flex time, etc. If the employees are going to be working in a more 'hourly' type environment, you'll probably start to see a lot of those perks disappear too.
What you're describing will also lead to a big drop in morale - like it or not, it's an important part of a work environment. Everyone BUT those guys putting in 50-60 hours a week are going to be more discontented than they were last month. Of those guys putting in the 50-60 hours per week, how many are now going to feel obligated, financially speaking, to always put in those extra hours just to provide.
And your sweeping generalization that the only ones that'll leave over this were the 'slackers', my word not your's, is just unfair. There are plenty of people that are going to see this as an unfair move by IBM, that not only are they getting the shaft due to lack of 'proper' (in their eyes) pay, but now they're getting that shaft twisted in the form of a paycut as a booby-prize for winning their fair share. Huzzah!
No, I haven't. I'm not a programmer. I'm QA and every where I've looked the response has been the same - "there's an opening, but you'd have to take a paycut".
Obviously you didn't read the article, just saw that it said applications were up and assumed the rest.
"Tighter lending conditions make it hard to estimate how many of the applications will be successful" and "Refinancings accounted for two-thirds of all applications." Would tend to indicate that while the NUMBER of applications is up, only a third are geared towards people getting into new (to them) homes - and only some (some not being defined anywhere) will be approved.
So a variable number of a third of a small number of NEW applications will come to be. That's not enough to jumpstart the entire housing market; which consists of, but is not limited to - buying existing homes, building new homes (and all things construction related by extension), realtors, landscaping, moving companies, et ad infinitum.
I wouldn't be surprised to see a (relative) handful of people quit over this, but I'd bet good money the majority will stay put - despite the 'insult' the paycut hands out. The reason - take a good look at the US economy. There isn't a lot of upward mobility it the numbers, economists are worried about a recession - and that fear usually turns into a self-fulfilling prophecy; at least to a point. Things aren't looking so good right now, people are worried. The Housing sector is the number one place not to be stuck working right now, tech isn't far behind.
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While the summary does have qualities we identify with the average Slashvertisement, I'd have to say it isn't one - or at least one I'm willing to give the benefit of doubt on. As the summary says, quality books and chemistry sets are in serious lack these days. This isn't the editors letting in an ad for a 'been there, done that' item, like the flash drive the other day, it's something that we as geeks, nerds, and science buffs can really get into. Product hocking like this I don't mind.
Just like several of the editors'...well...hell, pick a body part - they're all fairly apt.
Was one of my favorites!
*cough* 6,666^6 women...
Purdue does have (at least) one very cool thing UIUC doesn't have - an operational nuclear reactor. Sure, sure UIUC may still have the facilities, but it's under a decommission order and will be shut down soon.
Someone need to go back and read (re-read?) the article. It says ABE is the biggest on a Big Ten campus. Purdue's will be the largest not connected to a national center. A semantic? Maybe, but it doesn't invalidate the claim.
Awww... Sounds like someone didn't get into their first choice college or got kicked on a weed-out class. ;-)
Get something right, only to get something wrong... It's Purdue.
So is your ability to spell. It's "dying"...
I think I just wet myself... Thank you for a great laugh!
300 Passengers? Perfect for when you absolutely, positively need to take on the Persians and get there overnight!
But can he make the trains run on time?
*singing off key* This little light of mine... I'm gonna let it shine... This little light of mine...
Also very valid points and probably more on point than my own.
It's a good thing you read the article before you posted (I know this is /. but come on). People, by and large, still prefer the feeling of holding a physical book, of being able to kick back in a chair or on the couch or in bed and still be able to read. Blah blah e-readers blah kindle... Not enough of a market and the library is too small.
I have to agree with others that have already posted: children are 'old enough' to play video games (and by some extension, watch TV) when the content has been approved by a reasonably informed parent. It's the parent's responsibility to screen any games or television programs the child watches - either by previewing/preplaying or participating with the child. Sure, a game could be rated E - Everyone and per perfectly okay for most of the kids out there, but there are some parents that won't agree.
It's also up to the parent to NOT get on their highhorse, they have to recognize that what might be right for one child, may not be appropriate for another. To each his/her own, just don't force your opinions on others (e.g. - the 'moral' outrage over game content like GTA).
What you didn't take into account are the 'extras' one generally receives due to working on salary - paid sick days, vacation days, manager approved time off for doctor's appointments, occasional flex time, etc. If the employees are going to be working in a more 'hourly' type environment, you'll probably start to see a lot of those perks disappear too.
What you're describing will also lead to a big drop in morale - like it or not, it's an important part of a work environment. Everyone BUT those guys putting in 50-60 hours a week are going to be more discontented than they were last month. Of those guys putting in the 50-60 hours per week, how many are now going to feel obligated, financially speaking, to always put in those extra hours just to provide.
And your sweeping generalization that the only ones that'll leave over this were the 'slackers', my word not your's, is just unfair. There are plenty of people that are going to see this as an unfair move by IBM, that not only are they getting the shaft due to lack of 'proper' (in their eyes) pay, but now they're getting that shaft twisted in the form of a paycut as a booby-prize for winning their fair share. Huzzah!
No, I haven't. I'm not a programmer. I'm QA and every where I've looked the response has been the same - "there's an opening, but you'd have to take a paycut".
Obviously you didn't read the article, just saw that it said applications were up and assumed the rest.
"Tighter lending conditions make it hard to estimate how many of the applications will be successful" and "Refinancings accounted for two-thirds of all applications." Would tend to indicate that while the NUMBER of applications is up, only a third are geared towards people getting into new (to them) homes - and only some (some not being defined anywhere) will be approved.
So a variable number of a third of a small number of NEW applications will come to be. That's not enough to jumpstart the entire housing market; which consists of, but is not limited to - buying existing homes, building new homes (and all things construction related by extension), realtors, landscaping, moving companies, et ad infinitum.
And a video gamer's best friend, Jack Thompson, files suit against Take Two, Walmart, Microsoft, Sony, Best Buy, and cousin Skippy on April 30th.
I wouldn't be surprised to see a (relative) handful of people quit over this, but I'd bet good money the majority will stay put - despite the 'insult' the paycut hands out. The reason - take a good look at the US economy. There isn't a lot of upward mobility it the numbers, economists are worried about a recession - and that fear usually turns into a self-fulfilling prophecy; at least to a point. Things aren't looking so good right now, people are worried. The Housing sector is the number one place not to be stuck working right now, tech isn't far behind.
This alone proves he's a fucking moron and shouldn't win.
Eventual withdrawal from Iraq = good thing
Immediate withdrawal from Iraq, causing complete collapse of what little stability is there now = bad thing
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