Thank you for getting it. I can tell easily in this thread who also has young children and who does not. You said exactly what I was thinking, only better.
They may be working for Facebook, but there is a return on the work. That return is an electronic social connection service that is fairly unique, albeit mostly because of the current momentum. There *is* value provided by all the employees on the back end of Facebook, even if it does cost the users something other than money- their Privacy.
But, you are right on about the bubble shifts. The Internet changes quickly. Facebook is always pushing the extent of which their users will cooperate. They do run the constant risk of abandonment when a suitable competitor arises who at least *appears* to have less conflict with their personal values.
The gesture interfaces are nicer, and the full-screen mode is great when you want to work in a terminal without distractions
Yeah, even if that "distraction" happens to be a web browser on your second monitor so you can code web apps on a dual monitor setup. That "distraction" is gone now, and your second monitor now goes dark..gee how thoughtful of them. #1 reason I am not upgrading to Lion.
Don't assume just because the office is small that downtime due to hardware failures is any less devastating to their business. I've had more than one "small office" learn this lesson after I argued that they shouldn't skimp on the redundancy just because it's expensive.
"How much does is cost if your employees are sitting around doing nothing for 2 days waiting for parts to arrive to fix your mission-critical server?"
Exactly right. Wish I had mod points for this. One of the numerous advantages of many open source solutions is that they are designed by hackers and when things go wrong, usually there are very distinct error messages and good logging capabilities. Coupled with some googling and/or IRC rooms, things usually get resolved very quickly. If you're a hacker yourself, you can usually resolve issues pretty quickly.
A common experience for me with closed source has been more along the lines of a message-box-only delivery of a very random error message with no other clues to go on. At that point you are at the mercy of the profit-motivated corporation's support center who has often outsourced their support operations. You'll have to fight for days or weeks jumping through meaningless hoops before you get your support case escalated to someone who can actually give you a correct answer.
That said, there is another edge to that sword. Being designed by hackers often means that unless you are a hacker yourself or have made smart choices in hiring one, you might find yourself struggling to maintain it because you don't have the skills to also manage the other open-source systems they build upon ( e.g. Database, http server, external libraries ). This can be solved usually by hiring people familiar with the open source world, but I can understand that it's tough to make a switch once you've hired a staff who is accustomed to the pointy-clicky way of doing things.
Yes, I have caps lock remapped to control on all my systems. This design decision reduces my excitement to get one of these devices since I would not enjoy coding on that keyboard.
Of course in the US this only applies to whites and asians, while the opposite the situation for blacks and latinos applies - presumably to balance out the impact.
Yes indeed, witness the O.J. SImpson criminal trial..
Oh wait..
Not so sure about that "easy to use website" part.. Your enthusiasm piqued my interest, but when I find a bug in their "Utilities" within 30 seconds of browsing their site, it doesn't speak well for their services.
"Response object error 'ASP 0156 : 80004005'
Header Error/inc/AccessControl.asp, line 237
The HTTP headers are already written to the client browser. Any HTTP header modifications must be made before writing page content."
There's actually a huge number of us that believe this way. What we lack is the critical mass of fanatics required to organize a threat to the status quo. That's because those of us that recognize governing is not black or white are, more often than not, intelligent enough to at least consider an opposing point of view.
I'll agree. I was a loyal customer for 15 years. Their support was absolutely top notch. I never had to wait more than 10 seconds when calling them and only once did I ever need to escalate a call beyond the first person to answer.
I think this is what put them out of business. The PC industry is a race to the bottom. Price is king these days and if you aren't willing to sacrifice your quality in the name of more profits, you will be replaced by someone else who is.
Damn right! I've been using thumb wheel trackmen for 14 years now and I freaking love it. No mouse shoulder, easy to click..
And as a bonus, you can kick serious ass with FPS with our ability to head look or spin ridiculously fast. This feature does take a while to get used to, however..
I mean seriously, tell me one thing you would like to do in an application that you can't do in a simple browser without some plug-ins.
True multi-threaded architecture? And, no I don't mean setTimeout() calls.. After writing very rich javascript apps for the last few years, this one seems to crop up quite often. When you start relying on a lot of AJAX calls, your message passing queues can really become burdensome without this.
Thank you for pointing this out. I couldn't agree more. I've dealt with a few "new school" developers in the last few years that think that anything that is not MVC is clunky and unmanageable. Experience alone will tell you when MVC is a good idea and when it's not..
The overwhelming fear behind those who are in favor of immunity is that it will set precedent that will lead to the discovery of exactly how deep Echelon is embedded in our communications infrastructure.
The named telecoms so far are just the very tip of the iceberg. If immunity is denied, the full scope of the spying will be revealed. I can only imagine the full scope of high crimes that will be revealed along the way once this door is opened.
Fine, if they were thwarted without any public knowledge, that means the systems that were already in place were sufficient to block all but two of them. And, quite honestly, it wasn't the systems in place that failed us in those cases, it was the cronyism combined with hubris at the cabinet level that did us in.
If Mr. Branson indeed owns 10.7% of the current incarnation of the corporation, that means there is ample motive to use his considerable influence over the board of directors to convince them to reel in more profits away from these "thieves".
In light of that, I would expect the connection to be just as deep as is surmised be previous posters.
Aha.. forgive my ignorance in assuming we were talking about the U.S. I don't know jack about the Canadian courts, so we may have stumbled onto a cultural difference here.
I'm in the "law enforcement business" and have also been through the jury selection process personally, although always am dismissed due to my obvious bias due to my job affiliation.
The challenge process does not disprove my assessment. What you're left with is always the lowest common denominator that both sides can agree on. That nearly invariably filters out all but the most apparently malleable minds.
Since you've sat as a juror, I'm sorry that I've indirectly insulted you, maybe both sides of your case actually wanted someone intelligent in the box, but it's certainly the exception and not the rule
I suspect without Hans' rabid interest, the project will wither and die. There's just not that big of a base of developers who are as invested in the project as he was.
I believe most(all?) kernel hackers will not shed a tear for Hans and will be happy not to have to deal with his flames on the list anymore. With that, ReiserFS will become a distant memory.
Surely, you must be joking. Either that or you haven't seen many real juries.
Jury selection almost invariably results in the removal of anyone who has half a brain and a pinch of skepticism. They want easily persuaded people in the jury so the attorneys can bedazzle them with their big words and penetrating drama.
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Thank you for getting it. I can tell easily in this thread who also has young children and who does not. You said exactly what I was thinking, only better.
They may be working for Facebook, but there is a return on the work. That return is an electronic social connection service that is fairly unique, albeit mostly because of the current momentum. There *is* value provided by all the employees on the back end of Facebook, even if it does cost the users something other than money- their Privacy. But, you are right on about the bubble shifts. The Internet changes quickly. Facebook is always pushing the extent of which their users will cooperate. They do run the constant risk of abandonment when a suitable competitor arises who at least *appears* to have less conflict with their personal values.
The gesture interfaces are nicer, and the full-screen mode is great when you want to work in a terminal without distractions
Yeah, even if that "distraction" happens to be a web browser on your second monitor so you can code web apps on a dual monitor setup. That "distraction" is gone now, and your second monitor now goes dark..gee how thoughtful of them. #1 reason I am not upgrading to Lion.
Don't assume just because the office is small that downtime due to hardware failures is any less devastating to their business. I've had more than one "small office" learn this lesson after I argued that they shouldn't skimp on the redundancy just because it's expensive.
"How much does is cost if your employees are sitting around doing nothing for 2 days waiting for parts to arrive to fix your mission-critical server?"
Exactly right. Wish I had mod points for this. One of the numerous advantages of many open source solutions is that they are designed by hackers and when things go wrong, usually there are very distinct error messages and good logging capabilities. Coupled with some googling and/or IRC rooms, things usually get resolved very quickly. If you're a hacker yourself, you can usually resolve issues pretty quickly.
A common experience for me with closed source has been more along the lines of a message-box-only delivery of a very random error message with no other clues to go on. At that point you are at the mercy of the profit-motivated corporation's support center who has often outsourced their support operations. You'll have to fight for days or weeks jumping through meaningless hoops before you get your support case escalated to someone who can actually give you a correct answer.
That said, there is another edge to that sword. Being designed by hackers often means that unless you are a hacker yourself or have made smart choices in hiring one, you might find yourself struggling to maintain it because you don't have the skills to also manage the other open-source systems they build upon ( e.g. Database, http server, external libraries ). This can be solved usually by hiring people familiar with the open source world, but I can understand that it's tough to make a switch once you've hired a staff who is accustomed to the pointy-clicky way of doing things.
Yes, I have caps lock remapped to control on all my systems. This design decision reduces my excitement to get one of these devices since I would not enjoy coding on that keyboard.
Of course in the US this only applies to whites and asians, while the opposite the situation for blacks and latinos applies - presumably to balance out the impact.
Yes indeed, witness the O.J. SImpson criminal trial.. Oh wait..
Not so sure about that "easy to use website" part.. Your enthusiasm piqued my interest, but when I find a bug in their "Utilities" within 30 seconds of browsing their site, it doesn't speak well for their services. "Response object error 'ASP 0156 : 80004005' Header Error /inc/AccessControl.asp, line 237
The HTTP headers are already written to the client browser. Any HTTP header modifications must be made before writing page content."
Fear of a moon named Phobos (fear) = ???
I like "phobophobia" better.
Neat-o.. My dot is almost over Mahatma Gandhi. Somehow that makes me feel superior. Thanks for that link!
There's actually a huge number of us that believe this way. What we lack is the critical mass of fanatics required to organize a threat to the status quo. That's because those of us that recognize governing is not black or white are, more often than not, intelligent enough to at least consider an opposing point of view.
I'll agree. I was a loyal customer for 15 years. Their support was absolutely top notch. I never had to wait more than 10 seconds when calling them and only once did I ever need to escalate a call beyond the first person to answer.
I think this is what put them out of business. The PC industry is a race to the bottom. Price is king these days and if you aren't willing to sacrifice your quality in the name of more profits, you will be replaced by someone else who is.
This is a very sad day for me.
Damn right! I've been using thumb wheel trackmen for 14 years now and I freaking love it. No mouse shoulder, easy to click.. And as a bonus, you can kick serious ass with FPS with our ability to head look or spin ridiculously fast. This feature does take a while to get used to, however..
I wish I had mod points! We need more nerds like you around here. +1 Informative!!
I mean seriously, tell me one thing you would like to do in an application that you can't do in a simple browser without some plug-ins.
True multi-threaded architecture? And, no I don't mean setTimeout() calls.. After writing very rich javascript apps for the last few years, this one seems to crop up quite often. When you start relying on a lot of AJAX calls, your message passing queues can really become burdensome without this.
Thank you for pointing this out. I couldn't agree more. I've dealt with a few "new school" developers in the last few years that think that anything that is not MVC is clunky and unmanageable. Experience alone will tell you when MVC is a good idea and when it's not..
That's great, but isn't this a feature of the psql client? How about providing a server-side method for same?
Damn right you are, sir.
The overwhelming fear behind those who are in favor of immunity is that it will set precedent that will lead to the discovery of exactly how deep Echelon is embedded in our communications infrastructure.
The named telecoms so far are just the very tip of the iceberg. If immunity is denied, the full scope of the spying will be revealed. I can only imagine the full scope of high crimes that will be revealed along the way once this door is opened.
Fine, if they were thwarted without any public knowledge, that means the systems that were already in place were sufficient to block all but two of them. And, quite honestly, it wasn't the systems in place that failed us in those cases, it was the cronyism combined with hubris at the cabinet level that did us in.
More laws will not make us more secure.
If Mr. Branson indeed owns 10.7% of the current incarnation of the corporation, that means there is ample motive to use his considerable influence over the board of directors to convince them to reel in more profits away from these "thieves".
In light of that, I would expect the connection to be just as deep as is surmised be previous posters.
I'm in the "law enforcement business" and have also been through the jury selection process personally, although always am dismissed due to my obvious bias due to my job affiliation.
The challenge process does not disprove my assessment. What you're left with is always the lowest common denominator that both sides can agree on. That nearly invariably filters out all but the most apparently malleable minds.
Since you've sat as a juror, I'm sorry that I've indirectly insulted you, maybe both sides of your case actually wanted someone intelligent in the box, but it's certainly the exception and not the rule
Do you think she can roundhouse kick a bullet in-flight?
I suspect without Hans' rabid interest, the project will wither and die. There's just not that big of a base of developers who are as invested in the project as he was.
I believe most(all?) kernel hackers will not shed a tear for Hans and will be happy not to have to deal with his flames on the list anymore. With that, ReiserFS will become a distant memory.
Jurors aren't (usually) stupid.
Surely, you must be joking. Either that or you haven't seen many real juries.
Jury selection almost invariably results in the removal of anyone who has half a brain and a pinch of skepticism. They want easily persuaded people in the jury so the attorneys can bedazzle them with their big words and penetrating drama.