I tried to say the same thing the other day, but in my blind rage at having an updated but now broken webcam on my Ubuntu eeepc, I think my statements came off as a bit rage-like and biased. That said... thank you for the sentiment.
I've read that every human culture with the exception of one has it's own intoxicants. All but the Inuit (what are you gonna do, ferment whale blubber?) have found some form of mind alternation. Extending this to the rest of the animal kingdom, it's not surprising to me that other species are just as keen to how much fun booze or drugs can be.
I don't know. Seems the Googs wants to wrangle the market. Theoretically, one should be able to get any old Android device and be able to install Google Voice and make calls for free (assuming wifi or whatever). On my Evo, which is currently out of service, I have Voice installed and can send texts but when I try to make a call it still routes through Sprint and won't let me.
If the device was open, people could just get a Google number and trade a monthly bill for having to be in wifi range when making a call. I'll take that trade any day.
And what were you studying? Maybe traditional art? Were you able to get your hands on stuff like paints, canvasses, brushes, etc?
An Adobe suite is no different. If you're a student that uses Photoshop, Dreamweaver, whatever for their studies, there is no legitimate excuse to not fork the cash over for a student version. It's a tool of your craft that you can use to make money and should be considered standard equipment. Like I said, there are a lot of ways to find out how to pay for it.
Of course, if you're not using the tool to its potential (just for fun, hobby) then of course you're going to pirate it. But if you're using it commercially, it would be smart to just pay the money and be legit about it.
A number of things I already sold on CL (and a few left to go). I think it's fair to ask for a buck or two in exchange for a decent baseball mitt, a wide selection of phone chargers, bookshelf, camping saw, worn once sneakers, etc. If they don't want to, fine, I was just surprised that my neighbors weren't as giving. But yeah, I didn't want to bother going through everything and posting ads for it all. I consider it my Christmas gift back to the world.
Maybe not, but it isn't difficult to find another way to pay for it. Ask your employer, ask your family, pay for it with student loan money, save up $30/week for ten weeks... etc.
$300 is not a lot of money. Trust me, I know what it's like to struggle as a student, but that's part of the learning experience... figuring out ways to pinch pennies here and there.
I'm not saying I've never used alternative sources for software, but Adobe is definitely aware of this and have offered a product at a very reasonable price intended to give students a pathway toward ownership. I think it is commendable.
Except for the fact that the student editions licensing restrictions stating you are not to use it for commercial
You are entirely incorrect. Read this FAQ specifically:
Can I use my Adobe Student and Teacher Edition software for commercial use?
Yes. You may purchase a Student and Teacher Edition for personal as well as commercial use.
I recently put a bunch of stuff that I don't want/need in the hallway with a sign asking for people to take what they want, but to leave any amount of cash under my door if they wanted to. One guy stopped by to give me $5 for my camping stove. No one else left anything. Oh well.
Nice way to compare two unrelated things. Food and a tool to use for a profession are not similar. It would not take long for that $300 investment to pay off. Heck, you could put together a simple website for a local business and your costs are recovered. $300 is peanuts when you consider the amount of money it could bring in.
I imagine they tolerate student piracy so that those students will go on to become professional users and pay for a licence
Adobe offers a student license for a very affordable price. Last I looked it was $300 for a specialized suite of CS5 programs. That is more than fair if you ask me and ends up costing around the same as a couple of textbooks. You can also it for commercial projects with the only restriction being it must be installed on your personal computer (not at work or school).
I don't know, I don't really ever make any impulse purchases at a grocery store (maybe gum, but I want that anyway), yet, I've actually bought a number of impulse things from Fry's and Microcenter.
I'm sure the fact that they can have a more impressive impulse purchase rack also factors in. They can have a greater variety of items by not having the same small selection of stuff at each register.
Microcenter also does this (at least here in Denver), though it's a much smaller store than any Fry's I've ever been to (even the old ones).
Only my observation of how many teachers perform. I was a para for four years and worked with many educators. Many of them fall into one of those two categories.
I can't speak for others, but I don't praise standardized tests in their current form. Yes, they do in fact help us quantify a child's abilities, but that's almost moot since the children aren't engaged and interested most times anyway.
The metric is tainted, these kids couldn't give a shit about standards tests. The only reason they get excited for it is because it's a change from the normal day of lectures, notes, etc.
Yeah, unfortunately we have way too much interest in teaching children things like "content standards". As a result, we have way too many "hand out, sit down" teachers who might teach a kid how to pass the state mandated test, but they are incapable of learning things through critical reasoning. This is not engaging to most students. They want interaction and feedback and praise and it takes a VERY special kind of person to be willing to do that.
Out of all the teachers I've had and have worked with, very very few have the necessary blend of proper teaching style and the ability to relate to the younger generation. Too often they are too young to know how to teach effectively, or are too old to be able to see things from the kids' perspectives.
Side note: I recall hearing on talk radio several years ago that education majors have some of the lowest SAT scores. I'm not sure the exact figure, but this does not surprise me, nor is it necessarily a bad thing. There really need to be more teachers out there, as I would prefer my child have co-teachers that each bring a certain quality to the classroom versus one teacher who is typically incapable of adapting to the class dynamic.
I guess I'm saying that it does. This doesn't have to imply it's a good or bad thing, just that it does. Is it a huge deal that there is fragmentation? No, but it's still something extra to consider vs just having a closed device to work with.
Android apps can still be kind of funky. If this is the fault of the developer who is lazy and doesn't account for things (yeah, that never happens, right) then so be it. From the consumer perspective, people don't want to have to worry about whether something in the app store will work with their phone or not.
I love my Evo, don't get me wrong, and I'd never choose an iThing, but I can definitely see how some people would be turned off by Android simply because it's kind of the like the Wild Wild West.
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I'm guessing they end up simply computing Pi.
I tried to say the same thing the other day, but in my blind rage at having an updated but now broken webcam on my Ubuntu eeepc, I think my statements came off as a bit rage-like and biased. That said... thank you for the sentiment.
Let us be thankful we have commerce. Buy more. Buy more now. Buy. And be happy.
Economics must not dictate situations which are obviously religious.
Everything will be all right. You are in my hands. I am here to protect you. You have nowhere to go. You have nowhere to go.
I've read that every human culture with the exception of one has it's own intoxicants. All but the Inuit (what are you gonna do, ferment whale blubber?) have found some form of mind alternation. Extending this to the rest of the animal kingdom, it's not surprising to me that other species are just as keen to how much fun booze or drugs can be.
I don't know. Seems the Googs wants to wrangle the market. Theoretically, one should be able to get any old Android device and be able to install Google Voice and make calls for free (assuming wifi or whatever). On my Evo, which is currently out of service, I have Voice installed and can send texts but when I try to make a call it still routes through Sprint and won't let me.
If the device was open, people could just get a Google number and trade a monthly bill for having to be in wifi range when making a call. I'll take that trade any day.
And what were you studying? Maybe traditional art? Were you able to get your hands on stuff like paints, canvasses, brushes, etc?
An Adobe suite is no different. If you're a student that uses Photoshop, Dreamweaver, whatever for their studies, there is no legitimate excuse to not fork the cash over for a student version. It's a tool of your craft that you can use to make money and should be considered standard equipment. Like I said, there are a lot of ways to find out how to pay for it.
Of course, if you're not using the tool to its potential (just for fun, hobby) then of course you're going to pirate it. But if you're using it commercially, it would be smart to just pay the money and be legit about it.
A number of things I already sold on CL (and a few left to go). I think it's fair to ask for a buck or two in exchange for a decent baseball mitt, a wide selection of phone chargers, bookshelf, camping saw, worn once sneakers, etc. If they don't want to, fine, I was just surprised that my neighbors weren't as giving. But yeah, I didn't want to bother going through everything and posting ads for it all. I consider it my Christmas gift back to the world.
Maybe not, but it isn't difficult to find another way to pay for it. Ask your employer, ask your family, pay for it with student loan money, save up $30/week for ten weeks... etc.
$300 is not a lot of money. Trust me, I know what it's like to struggle as a student, but that's part of the learning experience... figuring out ways to pinch pennies here and there.
I'm not saying I've never used alternative sources for software, but Adobe is definitely aware of this and have offered a product at a very reasonable price intended to give students a pathway toward ownership. I think it is commendable.
Except for the fact that the student editions licensing restrictions stating you are not to use it for commercial
You are entirely incorrect. Read this FAQ specifically:
Can I use my Adobe Student and Teacher Edition software for commercial use? Yes. You may purchase a Student and Teacher Edition for personal as well as commercial use.
I recently put a bunch of stuff that I don't want/need in the hallway with a sign asking for people to take what they want, but to leave any amount of cash under my door if they wanted to. One guy stopped by to give me $5 for my camping stove. No one else left anything. Oh well.
Sure, you could say that, but it's kind of stupid.
Nice way to compare two unrelated things. Food and a tool to use for a profession are not similar. It would not take long for that $300 investment to pay off. Heck, you could put together a simple website for a local business and your costs are recovered. $300 is peanuts when you consider the amount of money it could bring in.
Yeah, but China's #1 system is the Tianhe-1A. 1A, which probably means it's the first one. Just wait until they get to 1B, 1C, etc. Alas, woe is us.
I imagine they tolerate student piracy so that those students will go on to become professional users and pay for a licence
Adobe offers a student license for a very affordable price. Last I looked it was $300 for a specialized suite of CS5 programs. That is more than fair if you ask me and ends up costing around the same as a couple of textbooks. You can also it for commercial projects with the only restriction being it must be installed on your personal computer (not at work or school).
I don't know, I don't really ever make any impulse purchases at a grocery store (maybe gum, but I want that anyway), yet, I've actually bought a number of impulse things from Fry's and Microcenter.
I'm sure the fact that they can have a more impressive impulse purchase rack also factors in. They can have a greater variety of items by not having the same small selection of stuff at each register.
Microcenter also does this (at least here in Denver), though it's a much smaller store than any Fry's I've ever been to (even the old ones).
I did, and that's my point. It's not for me and it's not for most people. That's the problem.
Only my observation of how many teachers perform. I was a para for four years and worked with many educators. Many of them fall into one of those two categories.
Yes, I'm pretty sure we've all read that Maxim article also.
I can't speak for others, but I don't praise standardized tests in their current form. Yes, they do in fact help us quantify a child's abilities, but that's almost moot since the children aren't engaged and interested most times anyway.
The metric is tainted, these kids couldn't give a shit about standards tests. The only reason they get excited for it is because it's a change from the normal day of lectures, notes, etc.
Yeah, unfortunately we have way too much interest in teaching children things like "content standards". As a result, we have way too many "hand out, sit down" teachers who might teach a kid how to pass the state mandated test, but they are incapable of learning things through critical reasoning. This is not engaging to most students. They want interaction and feedback and praise and it takes a VERY special kind of person to be willing to do that.
Out of all the teachers I've had and have worked with, very very few have the necessary blend of proper teaching style and the ability to relate to the younger generation. Too often they are too young to know how to teach effectively, or are too old to be able to see things from the kids' perspectives.
Side note: I recall hearing on talk radio several years ago that education majors have some of the lowest SAT scores. I'm not sure the exact figure, but this does not surprise me, nor is it necessarily a bad thing. There really need to be more teachers out there, as I would prefer my child have co-teachers that each bring a certain quality to the classroom versus one teacher who is typically incapable of adapting to the class dynamic.
The idea is already there and quite possible to implement in a short time.
The only problem is that not enough people are truly interested in politics for it to make an ideal amount of sense.
Linux doesn't have fragmentation issues either
I guess I'm saying that it does. This doesn't have to imply it's a good or bad thing, just that it does. Is it a huge deal that there is fragmentation? No, but it's still something extra to consider vs just having a closed device to work with.
Android apps can still be kind of funky. If this is the fault of the developer who is lazy and doesn't account for things (yeah, that never happens, right) then so be it. From the consumer perspective, people don't want to have to worry about whether something in the app store will work with their phone or not.
I love my Evo, don't get me wrong, and I'd never choose an iThing, but I can definitely see how some people would be turned off by Android simply because it's kind of the like the Wild Wild West.