Heck yeah. Irix, was it?
SGI actually used to have that graphic interface as a free download on their website, but it's now a dead link.
That film was one of my favourites as a kid. Watching it again, after being more familiar with computers, looking at that Irix screen and recognizing folder names, you can see... oh yeah, it really is "a unix system."
I would LOVE for cbc.ca to pick up on this. The comments on cbc.ca usually serve to accomplish little but expose rampant prejudice and ignorance across Canada. I swore off reading the comments after an actor from my hometown was shot in Mumbai and was interviewed in the hospital where he was recovering. A commenter criticized him have "hamming up" the interview.
"arguing with teenagers is a zero-sum game"
I love this line.
Anyway, I completely understand and respect Jason Robert Brown's opinions and I admire that he has managed to make a living writing music and selling sheet music. That said, being a musician and composer who has worked on countless musicals, I've seen the flip-side of this equation. I have seen producers lose their shirts because of the prohibitively high cost of obtaining the rights to full scores (notably more than $4.00 a song). Simply put, it's not pretty.
Brown is right to defend his rights and defend his trade, however I think there is room for modernization in the copyright model employed by broadway show rights holders. Personally, I am a fan of (and often employ) creative commons licensing. I like the idea that if you're not going to make any money on my material, I won't either. This gives me and my material exposure (and hopefully a little popularity) and doesn't lose me any money. If, on the other hand, you're going to make a killing using my works, for sure I want a piece of the action. Most broadway shows do work on a sliding scale, however the scale does not slide low enough to accommodate most amateur productions.
The other issue with the current copyright model is that it is only concerned with short term gains. The actual term of a copyright before it is released to public domain is obscenely long. Obviously, this is to benefit the publishing houses. This means that even decades after a work is published, it can be extremely difficult to obtain the rights to put on the production. This has been shown to actually diminish the popularity of works since it is easier for amateur productions to find older public domain works, instead of fresher newer works (hence the continued popularity of Gilbert and Sullivan). Releasing works into the public domain (after the initial run) can help to boost the authors popularity and prevent them from dying in obscurity as so many composers do.
If you took the name "Nintendo" off it and told them it was a robot who monitors your exercise routine and helps you get in shape, they'd marvel at the cost.
I'm not sure to be disappointed that somebody already posted the same joke that I thought of, or relieved that somebody else out there agrees that it's funny.
If the health care reform plan goes through then it signals the end of civilization as you know. Just look at where I am from, Canada, where we introduced universal health care in 1962. Since then, we've been living in barbaric fiefdoms, the likes of which have not been seen outside of the Hyborian kingdom.
Didn't we see an article recently of a CEO stating that netbooks were on the way out?
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I would have loved for this technology to have existed when I was in elementary school. We had ridiculous rules in place that even once we had arrived at school, nobody could leave any of the schoolbusses until all of the schoolbusses had arrived. It was a breeding ground for sadism.
I gotta say that I was really disappointed that GQ printed the article. I normally have great respect for their journalism, however in printing this it seems like a cheap shot at selling more magazines.
I second that emotion. As somebody who as well periodically suffers from depression, I find that I turn to the internet as a source of mental stimulation. Something to keep my brain occupied.
The problem here isn't that the coders are spending alot of time slacking off, talking about football, or browsing the web. The problem is that their output is of poor quality and consistently late.
If the code was high quality and delivered on time, than the apparent slacking behaviour could go on indefinitely unnoticed. Or who knows, perhaps even noticed. But when somebody in upper management walks through and questions the slacking, the direct manager would be in a position to say "the code is good and is delivered on time." Ask the same question now, and the direct manager would have no defense.
Situations like this can not go on indefinitely. The quality of work may improve (unlikely) and this will no longer be a problem. Management may lay down the law and put a stop to the slacking (somewhat likely). Your customers may get fed up with a poor quality product (quite likely) and take their business elsewhere putting you and your team out of work. In either case, don't think that nobody will notice your effort. If you have a strong work ethic, stick true to it. If and when the axe falls, you might be spared. And even if your not spared, some day you might wind up working for one of the slackers you were working with and that work ethic of yours will likely be the reason they remembered you.
To Andrea Thomspon's credit, Astrophysics is very difficult. It's my guess that the source material (i.e. press release, article in a science journal, etc...) was neither well written or clearly explained.
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I am now scared of bananas.
Heck yeah. Irix, was it? SGI actually used to have that graphic interface as a free download on their website, but it's now a dead link. That film was one of my favourites as a kid. Watching it again, after being more familiar with computers, looking at that Irix screen and recognizing folder names, you can see... oh yeah, it really is "a unix system."
This is the worst article ever and people who like it suck bawls.
"Is it right to buy a Chevy?"
Heck yeah. Nine Inch Nails totally beat them to the punch. By almost TWO years! KEEP UP, RADIOHEAD, YOU'RE LAGGING!
Does this mean I won't be able to buy the Blind Faith album from iTunes?
When can I get my stillsuit?
I would LOVE for cbc.ca to pick up on this. The comments on cbc.ca usually serve to accomplish little but expose rampant prejudice and ignorance across Canada. I swore off reading the comments after an actor from my hometown was shot in Mumbai and was interviewed in the hospital where he was recovering. A commenter criticized him have "hamming up" the interview.
Wow. They recently discovered the same thing about beliefs vs. science.
One of these days I'm going to remember that I need to add line breaks manually...
"arguing with teenagers is a zero-sum game" I love this line. Anyway, I completely understand and respect Jason Robert Brown's opinions and I admire that he has managed to make a living writing music and selling sheet music. That said, being a musician and composer who has worked on countless musicals, I've seen the flip-side of this equation. I have seen producers lose their shirts because of the prohibitively high cost of obtaining the rights to full scores (notably more than $4.00 a song). Simply put, it's not pretty. Brown is right to defend his rights and defend his trade, however I think there is room for modernization in the copyright model employed by broadway show rights holders. Personally, I am a fan of (and often employ) creative commons licensing. I like the idea that if you're not going to make any money on my material, I won't either. This gives me and my material exposure (and hopefully a little popularity) and doesn't lose me any money. If, on the other hand, you're going to make a killing using my works, for sure I want a piece of the action. Most broadway shows do work on a sliding scale, however the scale does not slide low enough to accommodate most amateur productions. The other issue with the current copyright model is that it is only concerned with short term gains. The actual term of a copyright before it is released to public domain is obscenely long. Obviously, this is to benefit the publishing houses. This means that even decades after a work is published, it can be extremely difficult to obtain the rights to put on the production. This has been shown to actually diminish the popularity of works since it is easier for amateur productions to find older public domain works, instead of fresher newer works (hence the continued popularity of Gilbert and Sullivan). Releasing works into the public domain (after the initial run) can help to boost the authors popularity and prevent them from dying in obscurity as so many composers do.
If you took the name "Nintendo" off it and told them it was a robot who monitors your exercise routine and helps you get in shape, they'd marvel at the cost.
I'm not sure to be disappointed that somebody already posted the same joke that I thought of, or relieved that somebody else out there agrees that it's funny.
Wasn't this the plot of at least 2 James Bond films?
If the health care reform plan goes through then it signals the end of civilization as you know. Just look at where I am from, Canada, where we introduced universal health care in 1962. Since then, we've been living in barbaric fiefdoms, the likes of which have not been seen outside of the Hyborian kingdom.
Move to Canada.
Didn't we see an article recently of a CEO stating that netbooks were on the way out?
I would have loved for this technology to have existed when I was in elementary school. We had ridiculous rules in place that even once we had arrived at school, nobody could leave any of the schoolbusses until all of the schoolbusses had arrived. It was a breeding ground for sadism.
I gotta say that I was really disappointed that GQ printed the article. I normally have great respect for their journalism, however in printing this it seems like a cheap shot at selling more magazines.
I am not certain what will be more astonishing: watching this succeed or watching it fail.
I second that emotion. As somebody who as well periodically suffers from depression, I find that I turn to the internet as a source of mental stimulation. Something to keep my brain occupied.
I haven't found better pricing than Openco.org for a professional solution.
*waves hand* These aren't the droids your looking for.
The problem here isn't that the coders are spending alot of time slacking off, talking about football, or browsing the web. The problem is that their output is of poor quality and consistently late.
If the code was high quality and delivered on time, than the apparent slacking behaviour could go on indefinitely unnoticed. Or who knows, perhaps even noticed. But when somebody in upper management walks through and questions the slacking, the direct manager would be in a position to say "the code is good and is delivered on time." Ask the same question now, and the direct manager would have no defense.
Situations like this can not go on indefinitely. The quality of work may improve (unlikely) and this will no longer be a problem. Management may lay down the law and put a stop to the slacking (somewhat likely). Your customers may get fed up with a poor quality product (quite likely) and take their business elsewhere putting you and your team out of work. In either case, don't think that nobody will notice your effort. If you have a strong work ethic, stick true to it. If and when the axe falls, you might be spared. And even if your not spared, some day you might wind up working for one of the slackers you were working with and that work ethic of yours will likely be the reason they remembered you.
To Andrea Thomspon's credit, Astrophysics is very difficult. It's my guess that the source material (i.e. press release, article in a science journal, etc...) was neither well written or clearly explained.