If you know about an impending IPO and you tell someone, and they act on that information by trading
And how exactly would you trade this information? Facebook isn't publicly traded (yet), so I fail to see how you could use this info. Sure, you could short competitors, but I can't really think of any.
accuracy of the comments (do they actually describe what the code does)
I'm of the belief that if you properly named your functions/variables, you shouldn't have to explain WHAT the code does, just WHY. The What can be provided at a very high level, and certainly the HOW should never be part of the comment. Proper naming/hierarchies/abstractions and the need for long-winded, complicated comments are gone, because the code makes it apparent what is being done (even if you're not sure why without the comments).
2) No child left behind. We're treating everyone the same, and that treatment will be the one required for the dumbest. The smart ones are bored out of their skull? Who cares!
The only way to make sure no child is left behind is to hold everyone else back.
Try it: stand on the accelerator with your left foot for a while, then stand on the brake. Push both down as hard as you can; your car will slow down and stop. It won't be happy about it, but it will.
And then you can take your car to the nearest shop for new brakes, rotors, and a handful of other things that could go horribly wrong during this 'experiment'.
You're an IT person... why the hell do you not have a standard image that you ghost to each machine anyway?
Create and seal an image, ghost the image to each laptop, and the only thing you have to do when you boot it is type the product key from the sticker on the machine. Or get a volume license and build it into the image. You can even install your common apps and settings (Office, proxy settings, etc) to the image first so you don't have to install on each new machine.
Ah, but facebook knows where he lives, where he went to school, how old he is, who he's related to, his hobbies, so it better be a hell of common name.
Totally agree with you. I'm running on a 5 year old laptop (1.7GHZ Pentium M, 1.5GB ram, 1920x1200), and I think it's actually faster than XP. Much faster booting for sure, and install was easy. Just had to plug into the network long enough to run windows update once so it got the right graphics and wireless driver, and I was golden.
And you're right about the UI interactions and everything looking/working pretty. I just found windows-tab and went... hey, that's pretty slick. UAC has only bothered me when installing programs (like I'd expect). Overall, I've been impressed.
So they release a mildly facelifted version of their failed OS, rely on improved hardware to mask the worst of the sluggishness and hype it to the max.
Profit.
Isn't the business formula for all mature product lines?
release a mildly facelifted version of their <PRODUCT X>, rely on improved <DEPENDENCY Y> to mask the worst of the <PROBLEM A> and hype it to the max.
Profit.
There are a number of decent options, which one to pick depends on specific requirements not included in the original question. Did the OP even search?
YES! Finally. I've been saying this for a while now and completely agree with you (no mod points or I would have just done that). We already have Driving while distracted, reckless driving, and probably half a dozen other laws that already cover texting. What's next, a law that says no browsing the internet while driving, or no doing your makeup while driving? The problem is not a lack of laws, it's a lack of enforcement and education of existing laws.
the 95% who only use it to check their email and maybe get rickroll'd will be paying so much less that it won't ever be worth it.
I'm hoping that this was an attempt at humor, because you have a lot to learn about the world if you honestly think they'll ever charge less for those 95%.
Re:And yet they do nothing to discourage the car
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I really wish I had mod points, cause this post is exactly correct. This is why I don't respect most cyclists. If there's one that's not riding like a complete a-hole, he gets the respect and space he deserves on the road.
And to the GP's point of the 15 second walk signal: the walk signal tells you it's OK to start crossing. Usually these will turn to the flashing don't walk, but they'll stay that way as long as it takes an average person to walk through the intersection. The lights don't actually change until it's solid, which is usually past the time anyone's still walking.
Finally, someone had found a way to get Internet Explorer users up to speed on the Web.
Really, are common IE users are all going to rush to install this plugin? I'd bet most don't even KNOW what javscript is, much less that there's a plugin that makes it better. If you manage to convince users to install it to improve their google experience, can we really call them 'up to speed on the web'? Anyone really 'up to speed' has moved on to another browser anyway, unless they're forced to use IE (company policy, etc).
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This sometimes bother me when they are grouped together. There are some people doing actually engineering out there, but the people that claim it are rarely actual engineers. Software Engineering != Coding/Programming
Software Engineering (to me, anyway) incorporates usability studies, doing a proper architecture, managing people, improving software development processes, testing, and a whole lot of other stuff that's NOT coding. To actually 'Engineer' a product/system takes a lot more than a couple of tech school classes on C++. To me it's a lot like architects: they design the building, do the math and weather simulations, considering a number of factors (including usability, cost, maintenance, schedule, materials), while the construction worker is the 'coder' who does some grunt work to put it together as specified. The construction worker would never consider themselves 'architects', so why do a lot of programmers think they are 'engineers'
When eBay bought Skype it was seen by many as the worst IT business deal, ever!
I don't know about that statement, Time Warner got raped for $164 billion when it merged with AOL and had to write off 99bln of it just two years later
Anytime you need to get permission from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for a Birthday present, you know it's going to be the best birthday ever.
Interestingly, as someone else pointed out, WinMo is far more "developer friendly" than Android, Blackberry and, for the moment, Pre. Market buzz and customers willing and eager to buy apps - a market and the potential for profit - is what attracts developers first and foremost.
I agree. Windows Mobile is going through the classic Microsoft product life... New, awesome, and groundbreaking -> left to rot with incremental updates until someone else comes up with something better -> try to compete again.
I think Microsoft realized that they got passed, and that's why we suddenly have WM6.5 (with an new marketplace store [which they say will be more open than Apple's], a more 'touch-friendly' ui, and new gesture API), and WM7 in the works (Silverlight apps, multitouch). There's a ton of windows mobile apps out there, but they lack the central, easy to use store to buy them from. I think centralizing this could really help Microsoft get some share back, especially if major carriers sign on.
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If you know about an impending IPO and you tell someone, and they act on that information by trading
And how exactly would you trade this information? Facebook isn't publicly traded (yet), so I fail to see how you could use this info. Sure, you could short competitors, but I can't really think of any.
Raising reptiles is much the same way.... heated rooms, UV lights, lots of water use, etc.
accuracy of the comments (do they actually describe what the code does)
I'm of the belief that if you properly named your functions/variables, you shouldn't have to explain WHAT the code does, just WHY. The What can be provided at a very high level, and certainly the HOW should never be part of the comment. Proper naming/hierarchies/abstractions and the need for long-winded, complicated comments are gone, because the code makes it apparent what is being done (even if you're not sure why without the comments).
2) No child left behind. We're treating everyone the same, and that treatment will be the one required for the dumbest. The smart ones are bored out of their skull? Who cares!
The only way to make sure no child is left behind is to hold everyone else back.
I wish I had mod points cause you made me laugh out loud. Well played Sir, well played.
Try it: stand on the accelerator with your left foot for a while, then stand on the brake. Push both down as hard as you can; your car will slow down and stop. It won't be happy about it, but it will.
And then you can take your car to the nearest shop for new brakes, rotors, and a handful of other things that could go horribly wrong during this 'experiment'.
the vast majority of you voting the Party line.
I think that's the real cause of a lot of problems with our elected officials.
You're an IT person... why the hell do you not have a standard image that you ghost to each machine anyway?
Create and seal an image, ghost the image to each laptop, and the only thing you have to do when you boot it is type the product key from the sticker on the machine. Or get a volume license and build it into the image. You can even install your common apps and settings (Office, proxy settings, etc) to the image first so you don't have to install on each new machine.
Ah, but facebook knows where he lives, where he went to school, how old he is, who he's related to, his hobbies, so it better be a hell of common name.
Totally agree with you. I'm running on a 5 year old laptop (1.7GHZ Pentium M, 1.5GB ram, 1920x1200), and I think it's actually faster than XP. Much faster booting for sure, and install was easy. Just had to plug into the network long enough to run windows update once so it got the right graphics and wireless driver, and I was golden.
And you're right about the UI interactions and everything looking/working pretty. I just found windows-tab and went... hey, that's pretty slick. UAC has only bothered me when installing programs (like I'd expect). Overall, I've been impressed.
So they release a mildly facelifted version of their failed OS, rely on improved hardware to mask the worst of the sluggishness and hype it to the max. Profit.
Isn't the business formula for all mature product lines?
release a mildly facelifted version of their <PRODUCT X>, rely on improved <DEPENDENCY Y> to mask the worst of the <PROBLEM A> and hype it to the max. Profit.
There are a number of decent options, which one to pick depends on specific requirements not included in the original question. Did the OP even search?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_enterprise_search_vendors
* Face Palm *
I was going to reply that my Pontiac also has it in the glass just to prove you wrong, but instead I just made myself sad
YES! Finally. I've been saying this for a while now and completely agree with you (no mod points or I would have just done that). We already have Driving while distracted, reckless driving, and probably half a dozen other laws that already cover texting. What's next, a law that says no browsing the internet while driving, or no doing your makeup while driving? The problem is not a lack of laws, it's a lack of enforcement and education of existing laws.
the 95% who only use it to check their email and maybe get rickroll'd will be paying so much less that it won't ever be worth it.
I'm hoping that this was an attempt at humor, because you have a lot to learn about the world if you honestly think they'll ever charge less for those 95%.
I really wish I had mod points, cause this post is exactly correct. This is why I don't respect most cyclists. If there's one that's not riding like a complete a-hole, he gets the respect and space he deserves on the road.
And to the GP's point of the 15 second walk signal: the walk signal tells you it's OK to start crossing. Usually these will turn to the flashing don't walk, but they'll stay that way as long as it takes an average person to walk through the intersection. The lights don't actually change until it's solid, which is usually past the time anyone's still walking.
Finally, someone had found a way to get Internet Explorer users up to speed on the Web.
Really, are common IE users are all going to rush to install this plugin? I'd bet most don't even KNOW what javscript is, much less that there's a plugin that makes it better. If you manage to convince users to install it to improve their google experience, can we really call them 'up to speed on the web'? Anyone really 'up to speed' has moved on to another browser anyway, unless they're forced to use IE (company policy, etc).
This sometimes bother me when they are grouped together. There are some people doing actually engineering out there, but the people that claim it are rarely actual engineers. Software Engineering != Coding/Programming
Software Engineering (to me, anyway) incorporates usability studies, doing a proper architecture, managing people, improving software development processes, testing, and a whole lot of other stuff that's NOT coding. To actually 'Engineer' a product/system takes a lot more than a couple of tech school classes on C++. To me it's a lot like architects: they design the building, do the math and weather simulations, considering a number of factors (including usability, cost, maintenance, schedule, materials), while the construction worker is the 'coder' who does some grunt work to put it together as specified. The construction worker would never consider themselves 'architects', so why do a lot of programmers think they are 'engineers'
Correction: AOL bought Time Warner... still lot a TON of cash in the deal
When eBay bought Skype it was seen by many as the worst IT business deal, ever!
I don't know about that statement, Time Warner got raped for $164 billion when it merged with AOL and had to write off 99bln of it just two years later
Anytime you need to get permission from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for a Birthday present, you know it's going to be the best birthday ever.
I don't think I can buy a phone line WITHOUT getting caller ID by force... I didn't even know some carriers still had it as an option.
The landlord admitted he messed up
That's as rare as the unicorn. Nice find, my friend.
Interestingly, as someone else pointed out, WinMo is far more "developer friendly" than Android, Blackberry and, for the moment, Pre. Market buzz and customers willing and eager to buy apps - a market and the potential for profit - is what attracts developers first and foremost.
I agree. Windows Mobile is going through the classic Microsoft product life... New, awesome, and groundbreaking -> left to rot with incremental updates until someone else comes up with something better -> try to compete again.
I think Microsoft realized that they got passed, and that's why we suddenly have WM6.5 (with an new marketplace store [which they say will be more open than Apple's], a more 'touch-friendly' ui, and new gesture API), and WM7 in the works (Silverlight apps, multitouch). There's a ton of windows mobile apps out there, but they lack the central, easy to use store to buy them from. I think centralizing this could really help Microsoft get some share back, especially if major carriers sign on. .