I happen to enjoy the story. And I have been reading scifi for the better part of 20 years or so. It's not Frank Herbert, but it's not L. Ron Hubbard either.
I had put off playing it for some time as I am one of those obstinate people who shy away from heavily recommended films, games, music, books, etc. (too many bad experiences). I picked it up about a week ago. I am now averaging about 4 hours of sleep a night. I am so worn out from playing that game that I actually looked at my alarm clock this morning and thought "7. 3. 0. What does that MEAN?" That being said, I would probably die rather quickly as I would not be able to forage for food or build an adequate shelter. Or figure out how I have electricity, but was not supplied with shelter or food.
I worked for Apple and about once a week I would hear about some poor rep in customer care who had gotten frustrated and was, shall we say, less than helpful. The customer in question would then go up ye olde escalation path and end up at Jobs' desk, only to have the issue roll back downhill with everyone scrambling to fix the problem. It happened to me once when I worked for Dell, also. Nothing worse than getting an e-mail from the office of Michael Dell asking hard questions, like "why did this issue get to me?" and "do you feel that your role at Dell does not constitute customer service?".
Just goes to show, if you take the time to write a letter/e-mail, occasionally you get what you want/deserve.
So I kind of know what the deal is. Yes, Apple makes a GREAT product, fun, easy to use, excellent for home use, blah blah blah. But for an inexpensive solution for a business, be it Enterprise level or SMB, it's hard to beat a PC. Yes, you would probably want a Mac for any graphic design, art, what have you. And it's great that they have access to outlook, word etc so they can stay in the company loop. But transferring your entire network to mac? No way. Too expensive (Apple actually uses refurbs for their employees), too difficult to manage from an IT standpoint, and really, do office drones need them? No. Think about it. They need access to databases if they are in sales/customer service, not a machine they can make home movies on.
I see a lot of negative comments on/. regarding the PS3, and I was inlcined to agree with most of the complaints (specifically price). Then I had the opportunity to really play with one, and the next major purchase that I make is going to be a PS3. I love the GUI, I love the graphics (and no, I am not a graphics whore, but it does add to the level of enjoyment one gets from a game) on Resistance: Fall of Man, NFS Carbon, etc etc. I love not having to pay money to Sony so I can frag fools online, unlike the 60$ per year that I have to give MSFT. Yay, more money to Microsoft. The only thing that I hate is the price of the games, but I pay that no matter which system I go with.
Am I going to get rid of my 360? No, absolutely not. It may look like I am at my desk working, er, posting on/. but I am actually in line to buy Halo 3. Also, Clive Barker's new one, Jericho, coming out around the same time.
Yes, actually, this is exactly what happens. Kids do get labled and then make their way through the school system tagged as un-teachable. This almost happened to me. At a private school in Florida I was sent to the Principal's office almost daily for disciplinary action, usually corporal punishment. The problem? I would get up from my desk and wander off. Bad case of ADD and Disgraphia. I had gone through two grades, and I was starting to figure that they were right. Luckily my parents had me tested and discovered what the real issue was.
This is indicative of the culture of education in America today. Not just in dealing with little kids (I was 8 at the time), but teenagers as well. Just look at the movie "Kids". Granted, this was supposed to be a cautionary tale for teenagers, kind of like "requium for a dream", but this is how adults view teenagers these days. Teenagers have been demonized in the media constantly for the last 20 years. Why would anyone believe this kid? All teenagers are automatically suspect. They all carry weapons, they all do drugs, they all drink, they all engage in illegal activities of every kind.
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I happen to enjoy the story. And I have been reading scifi for the better part of 20 years or so. It's not Frank Herbert, but it's not L. Ron Hubbard either.
I had put off playing it for some time as I am one of those obstinate people who shy away from heavily recommended films, games, music, books, etc. (too many bad experiences). I picked it up about a week ago. I am now averaging about 4 hours of sleep a night. I am so worn out from playing that game that I actually looked at my alarm clock this morning and thought "7. 3. 0. What does that MEAN?" That being said, I would probably die rather quickly as I would not be able to forage for food or build an adequate shelter. Or figure out how I have electricity, but was not supplied with shelter or food.
I worked for Apple and about once a week I would hear about some poor rep in customer care who had gotten frustrated and was, shall we say, less than helpful. The customer in question would then go up ye olde escalation path and end up at Jobs' desk, only to have the issue roll back downhill with everyone scrambling to fix the problem. It happened to me once when I worked for Dell, also. Nothing worse than getting an e-mail from the office of Michael Dell asking hard questions, like "why did this issue get to me?" and "do you feel that your role at Dell does not constitute customer service?".
Just goes to show, if you take the time to write a letter/e-mail, occasionally you get what you want/deserve.
So I kind of know what the deal is. Yes, Apple makes a GREAT product, fun, easy to use, excellent for home use, blah blah blah. But for an inexpensive solution for a business, be it Enterprise level or SMB, it's hard to beat a PC. Yes, you would probably want a Mac for any graphic design, art, what have you. And it's great that they have access to outlook, word etc so they can stay in the company loop. But transferring your entire network to mac? No way. Too expensive (Apple actually uses refurbs for their employees), too difficult to manage from an IT standpoint, and really, do office drones need them? No. Think about it. They need access to databases if they are in sales/customer service, not a machine they can make home movies on.
TK-421, why aren't you at your post? He was hanging out with TK-420. hyuck hyuck hyuck.
I see a lot of negative comments on /. regarding the PS3, and I was inlcined to agree with most of the complaints (specifically price). Then I had the opportunity to really play with one, and the next major purchase that I make is going to be a PS3. I love the GUI, I love the graphics (and no, I am not a graphics whore, but it does add to the level of enjoyment one gets from a game) on Resistance: Fall of Man, NFS Carbon, etc etc. I love not having to pay money to Sony so I can frag fools online, unlike the 60$ per year that I have to give MSFT. Yay, more money to Microsoft. The only thing that I hate is the price of the games, but I pay that no matter which system I go with.
Am I going to get rid of my 360? No, absolutely not. It may look like I am at my desk working, er, posting on /. but I am actually in line to buy Halo 3. Also, Clive Barker's new one, Jericho, coming out around the same time.
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Yes, actually, this is exactly what happens. Kids do get labled and then make their way through the school system tagged as un-teachable. This almost happened to me. At a private school in Florida I was sent to the Principal's office almost daily for disciplinary action, usually corporal punishment. The problem? I would get up from my desk and wander off. Bad case of ADD and Disgraphia. I had gone through two grades, and I was starting to figure that they were right. Luckily my parents had me tested and discovered what the real issue was.
This is indicative of the culture of education in America today. Not just in dealing with little kids (I was 8 at the time), but teenagers as well. Just look at the movie "Kids". Granted, this was supposed to be a cautionary tale for teenagers, kind of like "requium for a dream", but this is how adults view teenagers these days. Teenagers have been demonized in the media constantly for the last 20 years. Why would anyone believe this kid? All teenagers are automatically suspect. They all carry weapons, they all do drugs, they all drink, they all engage in illegal activities of every kind.