Suppose intelligent life was a super freakish accident, not a forgone conclusion. It took 4-billion years for it to develop on earth. I'll bet it might easily have never happened. And then, there was no reason why we had to develop a technology based culture. That, in itself, might have been a freakish cultural event.
When you know the true cost of customization, then charge what it is worth + x%. Allow the true cost to fund the resources necessary to keep it in order.
The first story is funny, but the second amounts to making fun of obviously mentally deficient people. It would be nice if this column did not continue to degrade in this fashion.
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If not an April fool's joke, I read that IE8 will
accept firefox plugins. That will help put an end to "firefox blocking"
RIP Richard
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so how does that help?
A patent merely helps you argue your case.
It guarantees absolutely nothing.
A patent troll may be able to outspend you in
court.
The keyboard that I use is mine alone. It is special. Does that position hold any cosmological weight? I don't fancy.
Suppose intelligent life was a super freakish accident, not a forgone conclusion. It took 4-billion years for it to develop on earth. I'll bet it might easily have never happened. And then, there was no reason why we had to develop a technology based culture. That, in itself, might have been a freakish cultural event.
So, maybe, we are pretty special after all.
perhaps snippet just short enough to fall under RIAA radar screen
most of the time
whatever do you, not phish. low pay. do not phish.
illegal. Be doctors, lawyers and such.
When you know the true cost of customization, then charge what it is worth + x%. Allow the true cost to fund the resources necessary to keep it in order.
sheesh
Since the cost might be losing your job, it has better be pretty important to have that Easter Egg
when you get old you are supposed to have a secretary.
by giving them free meds, and then charging
them via patent royalties ?
Anytime you do something, try to come up with
the "cost of not doing it".
When no answer is readily available,
ask your DBA boss.
Who was stupider? Bush, or the people who voted for him?
The first story is funny, but the second amounts to making fun of obviously mentally deficient people.
It would be nice if this column did not continue to degrade in this fashion.
when ubuntu performance w/wine exceed that of windows, I will be happy.
George W = Xerxes
Persia = GOP
Some segments of the population produce more children than others. Evolution by dilution.
It simply means that the chinese are ahead of the curve. They do it, get away with it, and we follow the lead.
And I want these ratings to be ANSI & ISO
certified.
They probably did not know any better at the time.