Choosing between Verizon, Sprint, and ATT is like choosing between Joe Jackson, Ike Turner, and O.J. Simpson.
Virgin Mobile is like Bobby Brown, holding to the terribly flawed analogy. You're gonna regret hooking up, but at least you can get away from it if you're not on crack.
Well, Joe Jackson has way better coverage way out West.
What was new about this discovery is that the termites stockpile crystals in their little backpacks that intensify the toxicity of the toxins they excrete from their glands when they detonate. In another article I read, it acknowledged that suicide bomber termites are old news. Using a crystal backpack to intensify the attack is what makes this significant.
You see no differentiation between stating the cost of a service and stating the starting salary of someone who performs the service? Hmm. Just admit you fucked up.
Windows doesn't work? You have to be big as Adobe to make money developing software for windows? Gosh, what have I been doing for the last 15 years? I must be broke!
People with a product people want find ways to extract money from the transaction and laugh all the way to the bank. Losers whine about the unfairness of life.
I'm not saying you're full of shit but back that up with some proof. The wages of people at games companies in the area don't pay anywhere near the levels you claim and they're more in line with what I've found online. I find it *really* hard to believe MS is paying significantly more for the certification process. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if most of it's automated with one low paid grunt starting the game up to give a quick glance visually.
Contracted SQA costs between $80-$100 per hour. I don't recall saying anything about what QA engineers make. Please don't put words in my mouth.
At my work, in 2008 we were still profitable, but the downturn was coming and we all knew it. The senior execs all forewent their own bonuses, but they distributed bonuses to all the lower level folks. I tell you that single act bought them a ton of loyalty from myself. We finally got back to profitability last year and the bonuses came back for everyone this year.
You sound like the guys on COPS that accuse the police of entrapment because they stood around and watched them break into a house/car/mailbox instead of stopping them beforehand.
If they made a Nexus 7 that could make phone calls, I'd buy it in a second. I don't care that I'd look like a rube holding a 7" tablet to my head, I make so few calls already. Besides, I have a BT headset I could use for long calls.
This methodology of releasing buggy software too early and patching arose from Microprose. They would release their (excellent) games and then send you floppies with patches, or allow access to patches on their BBS. At the time, we thought it was great because of the attention that the developer was giving games that you'd already paid for. Little did we realize at the time what a horrible thing this would turn into.
You don't know what you're talking about. Testing costs $80-$100 per person hour. $40K is a team of 6 people testing for two weeks. What's unreasonable about that?
MS is checking the patch to make sure that it doesn't disrupt their customers consoles by doing anything untoward. It's not a full vetting of code, and it's not a replacement for SQA on the developer's part.
Actually, the bug was uncovered during the certification process. He was given the option of releasing the patch as is, or fixing the bug and re-certifying the patch and then releasing it. He opted to line his own pockets and screw his customers by not pulling the patch, fixing the bug and re-certifying. Then he complained that it was Microsofts fault for uncovering the faulty code and adhering to the patch release policies that had always been in place.
My original Nook had the worst packaging. It was a clear plastic case that was inside a paper sleeve. It was nearly impossible to remove the plastic box from the paper sleeve, because of the vacuum that the tight fitting created. Once you got the plastic box out, it was like a japanese puzzle box to figure out it opened. Once it was opened, it looked like it could be useful, but putting the Nook and all the other pieces back into it and closing it was also nearly impossible. It looked great in the recycling bin.
I just moved this last few weeks and I went into my closet and pulled out all the iBoxes that I had accrued over the last five years. I also pulled out the XboxBoxes, the PS3Boxes, and the other assorted eBoxen that had managed to hang around. The boxes are difficult to throw away, because they SEEM like they have value. They're heavy cardboard, with plastic and foam glued in place.
In the end, it took me about 15 minutes to rip them all apart and cram them into a recycling bin. The iBoxes were less recycler-friendly than the the others, because they had plastic parts and foam parts that had to be unceremoniously and satisfyingly ripped out.
A video game that's trying to cram bad fiction down your throat is worse than a movie or book, because there's no editor saying that it needs to be cut for time or size constraints. The horrible authors are free to do whatever they like, and they do.
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Yeah, totally. I hacked a Gibson with side channel "emmisions" once. I used a Pac-man virus.
Choosing between Verizon, Sprint, and ATT is like choosing between Joe Jackson, Ike Turner, and O.J. Simpson.
Virgin Mobile is like Bobby Brown, holding to the terribly flawed analogy. You're gonna regret hooking up, but at least you can get away from it if you're not on crack.
Well, Joe Jackson has way better coverage way out West.
What was new about this discovery is that the termites stockpile crystals in their little backpacks that intensify the toxicity of the toxins they excrete from their glands when they detonate. In another article I read, it acknowledged that suicide bomber termites are old news. Using a crystal backpack to intensify the attack is what makes this significant.
Great FUD bro. Tell it again.
It's summertime. The self-centered teens have nothing to do but bitch about how everyone's keeping them down.
You see no differentiation between stating the cost of a service and stating the starting salary of someone who performs the service? Hmm. Just admit you fucked up.
How is not signing a treaty, then not abiding by said treaty violating international law?
Windows doesn't work? You have to be big as Adobe to make money developing software for windows? Gosh, what have I been doing for the last 15 years? I must be broke!
He ought to find a job that pays better than "developer of crappy games".
People with a product people want find ways to extract money from the transaction and laugh all the way to the bank. Losers whine about the unfairness of life.
Fez [cough] [cough]
I'm not saying you're full of shit but back that up with some proof. The wages of people at games companies in the area don't pay anywhere near the levels you claim and they're more in line with what I've found online. I find it *really* hard to believe MS is paying significantly more for the certification process. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if most of it's automated with one low paid grunt starting the game up to give a quick glance visually.
Contracted SQA costs between $80-$100 per hour. I don't recall saying anything about what QA engineers make. Please don't put words in my mouth.
At my work, in 2008 we were still profitable, but the downturn was coming and we all knew it. The senior execs all forewent their own bonuses, but they distributed bonuses to all the lower level folks. I tell you that single act bought them a ton of loyalty from myself. We finally got back to profitability last year and the bonuses came back for everyone this year.
You sound like the guys on COPS that accuse the police of entrapment because they stood around and watched them break into a house/car/mailbox instead of stopping them beforehand.
If they made a Nexus 7 that could make phone calls, I'd buy it in a second. I don't care that I'd look like a rube holding a 7" tablet to my head, I make so few calls already. Besides, I have a BT headset I could use for long calls.
This methodology of releasing buggy software too early and patching arose from Microprose. They would release their (excellent) games and then send you floppies with patches, or allow access to patches on their BBS. At the time, we thought it was great because of the attention that the developer was giving games that you'd already paid for. Little did we realize at the time what a horrible thing this would turn into.
You don't know what you're talking about. Testing costs $80-$100 per person hour. $40K is a team of 6 people testing for two weeks. What's unreasonable about that?
MS is checking the patch to make sure that it doesn't disrupt their customers consoles by doing anything untoward. It's not a full vetting of code, and it's not a replacement for SQA on the developer's part.
This is why consoles will never be taking seriously for gaming.
Are you high? Seriously, are you?
You need a faster internet connecion, or a reduced exageration.
Actually, the bug was uncovered during the certification process. He was given the option of releasing the patch as is, or fixing the bug and re-certifying the patch and then releasing it. He opted to line his own pockets and screw his customers by not pulling the patch, fixing the bug and re-certifying. Then he complained that it was Microsofts fault for uncovering the faulty code and adhering to the patch release policies that had always been in place.
How would you spell BIG FAT COCK in hex?
My original Nook had the worst packaging. It was a clear plastic case that was inside a paper sleeve. It was nearly impossible to remove the plastic box from the paper sleeve, because of the vacuum that the tight fitting created. Once you got the plastic box out, it was like a japanese puzzle box to figure out it opened. Once it was opened, it looked like it could be useful, but putting the Nook and all the other pieces back into it and closing it was also nearly impossible. It looked great in the recycling bin.
I just moved this last few weeks and I went into my closet and pulled out all the iBoxes that I had accrued over the last five years. I also pulled out the XboxBoxes, the PS3Boxes, and the other assorted eBoxen that had managed to hang around. The boxes are difficult to throw away, because they SEEM like they have value. They're heavy cardboard, with plastic and foam glued in place.
In the end, it took me about 15 minutes to rip them all apart and cram them into a recycling bin. The iBoxes were less recycler-friendly than the the others, because they had plastic parts and foam parts that had to be unceremoniously and satisfyingly ripped out.
A video game that's trying to cram bad fiction down your throat is worse than a movie or book, because there's no editor saying that it needs to be cut for time or size constraints. The horrible authors are free to do whatever they like, and they do.
And some people play checkers with chess pieces so they look smarter.
(this is paraphrased from @MrGeorgeWallace)