While Im not an advocate of Windows 8, miss information makes me mad too. In the article it said "Some functions, such as ‘start an application’ or ‘restart the computer’ are available only from the tablet interface". I took this to mean the Metro tiles, which if that's what he meant, he is completely wrong. The command prompt is still there. The standard desktop is still there. "Old style" shortcuts still exist. Of course, he complained about that too.
Congressmen/women are just really voting for themselves controlling it rather than the UN. Our congress hasn't show stellar stamina is supporting a free internet at every opportunity. Both sides of the aisle have proposed, supported or voted for something that took control away from individuals at some point.
Morally it freakin stinks and it sure doesnt seem right one guy can walk away with million dollar bonus while everyone else looses their jobs. Again, when I do the math, that $1.5M bonus is $83 to each of the remaining 18K employees--wouldn't have made one bit of difference. The company was failing. A huge pension plan, a market that is shrinking, management and unions that fail to work together. its a massive recipe for failure.
I disagree. Destroying a company never benefits executives. Their compensation package includes rewards for improving a companyAnd that happens through many different facets of company's business. If your business can't be successful selling 100M twinkies a year because they are not selling, then you have to cut the quantities of twinkies made to what will be purchased by customers. If the company makes worthless crap then the company will not be in business.
Have you done the math? Hostess employs 18K people. Assuming they earn minimum wage, which varies between states so lets just assume its $8 hr, thats $148,000 an hour for salary. Or about $1.1 million per day on salary. Even if all of the executives are pulling $100M a year total, cutting the CEO salary to total of $1M total, would only pay the salaries of everyone else for about 3 months. At the end of it all, the total executive salary is a small portion of a multi-billion dollar company. There is a lot more problems than just a few executives making big bucks.
I know it doesn't seem fair that one person makes millions and another doesn't. That doesn't mean that's the problem.
It was the bakers union that went on strike. Even the other unions involved were upset with the bakers union for their strike for fear it would cause the company to collapse. So its not like this is just management vs union battle. This was one union making a decision that effected the entire company. This was one union ignoring a lot of other facts about the business.
I was an early "adopter" and quickly abandon google TV. Part of the problem was it was dependent on me having either satellite or cable. And part of the problem was my perception that it could get rid of cable or satellite. And from what I have read and heard, that's been most peoples experience. Its really nothing more than a "android" console in the entertainment cabinet.
I wonder how long it will be before the gov starts either regulating it. I mean a) requiring it b) requiring a gov back door. All in the name of fighting crime of course.
Agreed. VCs set themselves up for this. They wanted massive returns. Not just 10% a year kind of returns. 100%+ This market reminds me a bit of late 70s and early 80s when businesses started in basements and garages and becomes something big from having a viable product and business model.
Unfortunately for me.... (see sig)
AT&T is an abusive company. I guess they can afford to be that way when new customers are always pouring in with the allure of something new and better.
When I moved, I went to the AT&T office to have my DSL service terminated. Their systems were down but I was promised by the rep he would take care of it. After I moved, I went to a different AT&T office to confirm and they said they couldn't help me because the account was set up in another state. I went online. After navigating through what felt like a John LeCar novel, I finally called someone. I was told it was take care of. A year later, I have debt collection agencies calling me for 3 months of service because it AT&T 3 months to terminate the service (they probably got their act together when the account was 3 months late). I refused to pay the bill. I have letters I have written, along with fax reports proving they received my letters. Yet on my credit report is a delinquent account that is no fault of my own. I have gone out of my way to try to resolve the issue. AT&T will not do anything. The credit collection agencies quickly hang up the phone once I tell them I got documentation of my efforts to resolve the bill. Yet, here I am stuck and screwed. AT&T is under no penalty or harm for their tactics. In the end, I'll probably end up paying it to get it off my credit report. I out a couple hundred bucks. Not a lot. What stings is the most is I have no recourse.
We still need to get the carriers to remove apps they force on the phones (and provide no way to uninstall without the warranty voiding rooting of the device), we will have made progress.
One is running Icecream sandwich tablet and the other gingerbread phone. Neither are more than a year ago. So much for "no longer crippled by the artificial barriers of manufacturer or operating system". They clearly picked a limited set of devices.
Those were great products just too ahead of their time. This go around, I think they may be right. The market is different, costs and benefits are more inline and the general population is much more savy than when those devices came out (especially newton).
Other than in school vs in-work, the pressure to work a lot of hours is the same. I just heard my CEO say "just because it's time to go doesn't mean you shouldn't". When will bean counters learn that more hours do not mean more productivity or more results? When will bean counters realize that work, especially brain aka thinking work can be done in the shower, or on the drive home or after a break playing xbox?
One of the struggles I'm dealing with is $. I been in the industry so long (like the author) I'm at the top of the salary range. But to start in a new technology, regardless of past experience, employers want to pay less--usually a lot less. "But you only have 1 year of iOS experience". I end up going back to the same ole same ole cause it pays the bills, but I'm not all that energized and happy about the work any more. How does one get around that?
I cannot remember the book. I thought it was Tom Clancy's Debt Of Honor. A trader manipulated the markets to cause crashes which in turn cascased into political and national turmoil. In the end, the reversed all of the electronic transactions prior to the crash and everyone lived happily ever after (until the next Clancy book).
Let's not forget there are companies, including the ones being attacked and hacked, that may very well benefit one way or another from the current state of cyber security as well. They have their own agendas to promote that are in the best interest of the company, but not the country or its citizens.
Branson and the others are assuming the costs of transporting and maintaining life on Mars drops exponentially in the next 10 to 15 yrs to make it plausible. I really doubt they are basing this projection on current costs and efforts required.
$100 a year is a lot of money. Considering that I can create pretty documents with Google documents, why would I want to pay $100 year for it? If it was $25, I'd do it. Just because its offered.
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While Im not an advocate of Windows 8, miss information makes me mad too. In the article it said "Some functions, such as ‘start an application’ or ‘restart the computer’ are available only from the tablet interface". I took this to mean the Metro tiles, which if that's what he meant, he is completely wrong. The command prompt is still there. The standard desktop is still there. "Old style" shortcuts still exist. Of course, he complained about that too.
Congressmen/women are just really voting for themselves controlling it rather than the UN. Our congress hasn't show stellar stamina is supporting a free internet at every opportunity. Both sides of the aisle have proposed, supported or voted for something that took control away from individuals at some point.
Morally it freakin stinks and it sure doesnt seem right one guy can walk away with million dollar bonus while everyone else looses their jobs. Again, when I do the math, that $1.5M bonus is $83 to each of the remaining 18K employees--wouldn't have made one bit of difference. The company was failing. A huge pension plan, a market that is shrinking, management and unions that fail to work together. its a massive recipe for failure.
I disagree. Destroying a company never benefits executives. Their compensation package includes rewards for improving a companyAnd that happens through many different facets of company's business. If your business can't be successful selling 100M twinkies a year because they are not selling, then you have to cut the quantities of twinkies made to what will be purchased by customers. If the company makes worthless crap then the company will not be in business.
Have you done the math? Hostess employs 18K people. Assuming they earn minimum wage, which varies between states so lets just assume its $8 hr, thats $148,000 an hour for salary. Or about $1.1 million per day on salary. Even if all of the executives are pulling $100M a year total, cutting the CEO salary to total of $1M total, would only pay the salaries of everyone else for about 3 months. At the end of it all, the total executive salary is a small portion of a multi-billion dollar company. There is a lot more problems than just a few executives making big bucks. I know it doesn't seem fair that one person makes millions and another doesn't. That doesn't mean that's the problem. It was the bakers union that went on strike. Even the other unions involved were upset with the bakers union for their strike for fear it would cause the company to collapse. So its not like this is just management vs union battle. This was one union making a decision that effected the entire company. This was one union ignoring a lot of other facts about the business.
I was an early "adopter" and quickly abandon google TV. Part of the problem was it was dependent on me having either satellite or cable. And part of the problem was my perception that it could get rid of cable or satellite. And from what I have read and heard, that's been most peoples experience. Its really nothing more than a "android" console in the entertainment cabinet.
I wonder how long it will be before the gov starts either regulating it. I mean a) requiring it b) requiring a gov back door. All in the name of fighting crime of course.
yeah I was a bit bummed when they pulled the plug. I think it would be very useful to swap out bodies.
Agreed. VCs set themselves up for this. They wanted massive returns. Not just 10% a year kind of returns. 100%+ This market reminds me a bit of late 70s and early 80s when businesses started in basements and garages and becomes something big from having a viable product and business model. Unfortunately for me.... (see sig)
AT&T is an abusive company. I guess they can afford to be that way when new customers are always pouring in with the allure of something new and better. When I moved, I went to the AT&T office to have my DSL service terminated. Their systems were down but I was promised by the rep he would take care of it. After I moved, I went to a different AT&T office to confirm and they said they couldn't help me because the account was set up in another state. I went online. After navigating through what felt like a John LeCar novel, I finally called someone. I was told it was take care of. A year later, I have debt collection agencies calling me for 3 months of service because it AT&T 3 months to terminate the service (they probably got their act together when the account was 3 months late). I refused to pay the bill. I have letters I have written, along with fax reports proving they received my letters. Yet on my credit report is a delinquent account that is no fault of my own. I have gone out of my way to try to resolve the issue. AT&T will not do anything. The credit collection agencies quickly hang up the phone once I tell them I got documentation of my efforts to resolve the bill. Yet, here I am stuck and screwed. AT&T is under no penalty or harm for their tactics. In the end, I'll probably end up paying it to get it off my credit report. I out a couple hundred bucks. Not a lot. What stings is the most is I have no recourse.
We still need to get the carriers to remove apps they force on the phones (and provide no way to uninstall without the warranty voiding rooting of the device), we will have made progress.
One is running Icecream sandwich tablet and the other gingerbread phone. Neither are more than a year ago. So much for "no longer crippled by the artificial barriers of manufacturer or operating system". They clearly picked a limited set of devices.
I love your signature line.
Those were great products just too ahead of their time. This go around, I think they may be right. The market is different, costs and benefits are more inline and the general population is much more savy than when those devices came out (especially newton).
Other than in school vs in-work, the pressure to work a lot of hours is the same. I just heard my CEO say "just because it's time to go doesn't mean you shouldn't". When will bean counters learn that more hours do not mean more productivity or more results? When will bean counters realize that work, especially brain aka thinking work can be done in the shower, or on the drive home or after a break playing xbox?
One of the struggles I'm dealing with is $. I been in the industry so long (like the author) I'm at the top of the salary range. But to start in a new technology, regardless of past experience, employers want to pay less--usually a lot less. "But you only have 1 year of iOS experience". I end up going back to the same ole same ole cause it pays the bills, but I'm not all that energized and happy about the work any more. How does one get around that?
I cannot remember the book. I thought it was Tom Clancy's Debt Of Honor. A trader manipulated the markets to cause crashes which in turn cascased into political and national turmoil. In the end, the reversed all of the electronic transactions prior to the crash and everyone lived happily ever after (until the next Clancy book).
Is it just me or does her IRL photo and Orc AV resemble each other? This isn't meant as a political jab at her, just an observation....
San Francisco considered reading TPS values at tooth booths to fine drivers with under inflated tires.....
Is it possible that this is misinformation? intended to deceive some would-be attackers? Just a thought.....
exactly :)
It sure is. Cops "Im just doing my job" as they search through your stuff without warrants (Im sorry, probable cause is abused).
Let's not forget there are companies, including the ones being attacked and hacked, that may very well benefit one way or another from the current state of cyber security as well. They have their own agendas to promote that are in the best interest of the company, but not the country or its citizens.
Branson and the others are assuming the costs of transporting and maintaining life on Mars drops exponentially in the next 10 to 15 yrs to make it plausible. I really doubt they are basing this projection on current costs and efforts required.
$100 a year is a lot of money. Considering that I can create pretty documents with Google documents, why would I want to pay $100 year for it? If it was $25, I'd do it. Just because its offered.