Yeah, now you can deal with China pushing the world around, which I'm sure will be equally, if not much more pleasant.
Heh, unlikely they'll be worse than the americans. Don't you remember what the US put the world through? I believe they skipped out on WW I, and only came into WW II when they were attacked. "Protecting others"? Nope. At least the chinese don't try to hide their hypocrisy.
I'm sure those BMWs are a source of great comfort to their owners, but they don't really constitute an argument for letting said owners keep slashing and burning.
Sure, it's the MBAs that are slashing and burning. But you know who is hiring them? Shareholders. People who own stock. If you want to blame someone, don't blame the guy who gets approached by a publicly traded company, offered a HUGE amount of money and asked to go destroy the company from the inside. The guy with the MBA is smart - big money for little work? And it's not even un-ethical work, the company "boss" is asking you to take the job. You're not killing baby seals.
Find a list of the best companies in North America for consistent long-term growth, and you will get a list of companies with strong private interests putting the brake on unbridled short term growth.
Yup. Like I said,
It isn't an MBA problem. It's a shareholders-demanding-immediate-profits-problem.
I'm so glad that the US isn't pushing the rest of the world around on this issue. It's about time those hot-headed, arrogant, right wing crazy puritan grandkids stopped behaving like they still own the world.
Hey americans. It's 2011, not 1945. You no longer own the world.
MBAs typically have absolutely no helpful skills or abilities. They are often people who tried engineering, but couldn't cut it. They are people who tried accounting or finance, but couldn't cut it. They are people who tried marketing, but couldn't cut it. They are, in essence, the rejects of the business world.
Yes, they are rejects. That's why they're paid more in a year to slash and burn your company than you get paid in 10. Obviously, they're failing at SOMETHING. Likely though, they console themselves with 7 series BMWs and lots of pretty women. I doubt that your scorn causes them to have problems sleeping at night.
It's been my experience that most geeks have people skills.
The only geeks I've ever run into that don't have people skills are self important idiots that consider themselves artists, rather than producers, that can't be bothered with trivial things like writing competent documentation, or tracking their time honestly. Dangerous notions like, "Good code speaks for itself, so you don't need comments" or "Would you cost estimate the Mona Lisa?" come from this camp.
Everybody else can take an abstract idea, and communicate it in a way that's appropriate for their audience, at the very least.
Geeks with talent have people skills, can tell a client what they want or need, and can communicate it all with a product that just works.
This isn't difficult stuff to understand.
If any of these basic concepts are too much for you, maybe you're in the wrong business.
Several questions : 1. Do you consider yourself a geek with people skills? If you answer yes, please proceed to question 1a. 1a. Could you picture a world where your post is construed by others to be lacking in social skills? If yes, please proceed to question 1b. 1b. If you could picture a world where your post comes across as lacking social correctness, do you think that posting it with the intent to be rude is thematically irrelevant from your original answer? If yes, please proceed to question 1c. 1c. Does it really matter if I've constructed my list items with bad "naming" skills?
If you answered NO to any of these questions, don't worry about it. No one cares about your opinion.
If you answered YES to any of these questions, don't worry about that either. No one cares about your opinion in that case either.
People work best together. You mix the best attributes from several different kinds of people. Hell, if you want a good geeky example look at different classes in multiplayer games. No one can do or master everything. That's why it's best to do what you know yourself and let other people handle the other parts.
Actually, using WoW to demonstrate a real-life point would be the sign of a true geek. One that doesn't really get the world out there.
The reason MBAs come in and slash and crash businesses, it's because they get HUGE bonuses for short term profitability.
It isn't an MBA problem. It's a shareholders-demanding-immediate-profits-problem.
Biases: Atheist, Ex-Christian, 12 years of denominational school, PhD philosopher father, many friends who are psychologists.../quote?
I'm so confused about most of your "biases", because it's only the crazy libertarian right wing nutjobs in the USA that think psychologists and philosophy have *anything* to do with religion bashing.
I hope I am wrong, I really do, but considering Orkut, Buzz, Wave.. they don't exactly have a good track record when it comes to large-scale services.
Yeah, look at the terrible job they did organizing teh interwebz. At least gmail isn't a large-scale operation, because I'd be sorely disappointed to find out that it sucks after all these years.
Well, racism isn't immediately low brow. Unless you're one of *those* people who thinks it is, because you're unable to process information yourself, and require it spoon-fed to you by fox.
I urge you to try out any World of Warcraft European server that's not majorly english, like Xavius-EU (majorly italian) or any similar one - there are many out there. You'll see that essentially every nationality likes to drive others "out" and make their server/community into their own nice walled garden, while actively hounding any outsider who tries to disturb them.
That's just basic human tribalism. Everyone is guilty of it on base level, even if certain cultures elevate it to be more acceptable then others.
... Try out any WoW server that *is* english and try speaking anything BUT english. Sure, some people don't mind. But it doesn't take long for some stupid american to start telling you to "go back home", or "learn a real language".
Tribalism? I'm pretty sure the americans didn't invent it. But they've certainly perfected it... on a micro level and on a macro level. Just look at all the BS wars the US is heading up.
Yeah, sure. I have one of those Seiko automatic winding watches. A diver's model. I believe I paid $100 for it 15 or 20 years ago.
In other news, I once had a pet. It was a dog. It was a terrible experience. Thus, dog ownership is for the dogs, no matter how many blind people claim they're useful.
As for your experience with the Seiko automatics, sounds like you bought a fake. Do a quick search of the internet, and you'll find thousands of people that have 20 year old seiko automatics running within spec (+20/-40s/day) with zero maintenance over that period of time. Just because you got burned, doesn't mean everyone else is dumb enough to stick their hands in the fire.
Oh, and you use electronics to monitor your heart? Get off *MY* lawn. In my day, old people had the common sense to die before they became a burden on their families, and on the medical system. Of course, you're probably american and neither of those things matter to you...
The Spheres will be operating strictly within the crew area, I'm sure a phone can handle more radiation than an astronaut can.
Right. Because the type of radiation that could bump a register is not likely to even register a bump in a person. Maybe you should learn *why* radiation hardening is important. Hint: It's not because of cancer.
You want people to buy your stuff, let them know it's out there TO buy.
... and you also have to make a decent game. And set a decent price point. Advertising is just one part of the equation... you need quality and satisfaction. (Though you wouldn't know it if you've ever bought american made anything.)
I had no idea that the people of Mosman (population 26000) elected genocidal maniacs to their Council, and for some reason I had thought that Brazil was a functioning democracy.
Eh, it's because you use linux. Don't worry too much about it, no one pays attention to what you think anyways.
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Yeah, now you can deal with China pushing the world around, which I'm sure will be equally, if not much more pleasant.
Heh, unlikely they'll be worse than the americans. Don't you remember what the US put the world through? I believe they skipped out on WW I, and only came into WW II when they were attacked. "Protecting others"? Nope. At least the chinese don't try to hide their hypocrisy.
I'm sure those BMWs are a source of great comfort to their owners, but they don't really constitute an argument for letting said owners keep slashing and burning.
Sure, it's the MBAs that are slashing and burning. But you know who is hiring them? Shareholders. People who own stock. If you want to blame someone, don't blame the guy who gets approached by a publicly traded company, offered a HUGE amount of money and asked to go destroy the company from the inside. The guy with the MBA is smart - big money for little work? And it's not even un-ethical work, the company "boss" is asking you to take the job. You're not killing baby seals.
Who in their right mind wouldn't take said job?
Find a list of the best companies in North America for consistent long-term growth, and you will get a list of companies with strong private interests putting the brake on unbridled short term growth.
Yup. Like I said,
It isn't an MBA problem. It's a shareholders-demanding-immediate-profits-problem.
.
I'm so glad that the US isn't pushing the rest of the world around on this issue. It's about time those hot-headed, arrogant, right wing crazy puritan grandkids stopped behaving like they still own the world.
Hey americans. It's 2011, not 1945. You no longer own the world.
MBAs typically have absolutely no helpful skills or abilities. They are often people who tried engineering, but couldn't cut it. They are people who tried accounting or finance, but couldn't cut it. They are people who tried marketing, but couldn't cut it. They are, in essence, the rejects of the business world.
Yes, they are rejects. That's why they're paid more in a year to slash and burn your company than you get paid in 10. Obviously, they're failing at SOMETHING. Likely though, they console themselves with 7 series BMWs and lots of pretty women. I doubt that your scorn causes them to have problems sleeping at night.
It's been my experience that most geeks have people skills.
The only geeks I've ever run into that don't have people skills are self important idiots that consider themselves artists, rather than producers, that can't be bothered with trivial things like writing competent documentation, or tracking their time honestly. Dangerous notions like, "Good code speaks for itself, so you don't need comments" or "Would you cost estimate the Mona Lisa?" come from this camp.
Everybody else can take an abstract idea, and communicate it in a way that's appropriate for their audience, at the very least.
Geeks with talent have people skills, can tell a client what they want or need, and can communicate it all with a product that just works.
This isn't difficult stuff to understand. If any of these basic concepts are too much for you, maybe you're in the wrong business.
Several questions :
1. Do you consider yourself a geek with people skills? If you answer yes, please proceed to question 1a.
1a. Could you picture a world where your post is construed by others to be lacking in social skills? If yes, please proceed to question 1b.
1b. If you could picture a world where your post comes across as lacking social correctness, do you think that posting it with the intent to be rude is thematically irrelevant from your original answer? If yes, please proceed to question 1c.
1c. Does it really matter if I've constructed my list items with bad "naming" skills?
If you answered NO to any of these questions, don't worry about it. No one cares about your opinion.
If you answered YES to any of these questions, don't worry about that either. No one cares about your opinion in that case either.
People work best together. You mix the best attributes from several different kinds of people. Hell, if you want a good geeky example look at different classes in multiplayer games. No one can do or master everything. That's why it's best to do what you know yourself and let other people handle the other parts.
Actually, using WoW to demonstrate a real-life point would be the sign of a true geek. One that doesn't really get the world out there.
The reason MBAs come in and slash and crash businesses, it's because they get HUGE bonuses for short term profitability.
It isn't an MBA problem. It's a shareholders-demanding-immediate-profits-problem.
Biases: Atheist, Ex-Christian, 12 years of denominational school, PhD philosopher father, many friends who are psychologists.../quote? I'm so confused about most of your "biases", because it's only the crazy libertarian right wing nutjobs in the USA that think psychologists and philosophy have *anything* to do with religion bashing.
I hope I am wrong, I really do, but considering Orkut, Buzz, Wave.. they don't exactly have a good track record when it comes to large-scale services.
Yeah, look at the terrible job they did organizing teh interwebz. At least gmail isn't a large-scale operation, because I'd be sorely disappointed to find out that it sucks after all these years.
Racism is big on Orkut.
Well, racism isn't immediately low brow. Unless you're one of *those* people who thinks it is, because you're unable to process information yourself, and require it spoon-fed to you by fox.
I urge you to try out any World of Warcraft European server that's not majorly english, like Xavius-EU (majorly italian) or any similar one - there are many out there. You'll see that essentially every nationality likes to drive others "out" and make their server/community into their own nice walled garden, while actively hounding any outsider who tries to disturb them. That's just basic human tribalism. Everyone is guilty of it on base level, even if certain cultures elevate it to be more acceptable then others.
... Try out any WoW server that *is* english and try speaking anything BUT english. Sure, some people don't mind. But it doesn't take long for some stupid american to start telling you to "go back home", or "learn a real language".
... on a micro level and on a macro level. Just look at all the BS wars the US is heading up.
Tribalism? I'm pretty sure the americans didn't invent it. But they've certainly perfected it
Of course you can live without it, but nowadays the expectations are much different that when almost nobody had it.
Additionally, he's not going cold turkey. He's just getting rid of it at home.
Of course you can live without it, but nowadays the expectations are much different that when almost nobody had it.
Yes, in all developed countries except the USA. Where broadband penetration and speeds are the lowest of the g20 nations.
Yeah, sure. I have one of those Seiko automatic winding watches. A diver's model. I believe I paid $100 for it 15 or 20 years ago.
In other news, I once had a pet. It was a dog. It was a terrible experience. Thus, dog ownership is for the dogs, no matter how many blind people claim they're useful. As for your experience with the Seiko automatics, sounds like you bought a fake. Do a quick search of the internet, and you'll find thousands of people that have 20 year old seiko automatics running within spec (+20/-40s/day) with zero maintenance over that period of time. Just because you got burned, doesn't mean everyone else is dumb enough to stick their hands in the fire. Oh, and you use electronics to monitor your heart? Get off *MY* lawn. In my day, old people had the common sense to die before they became a burden on their families, and on the medical system. Of course, you're probably american and neither of those things matter to you ...
And it was fine. Of course, this was prior to your birth, but I assure you - people lived just fine without it.
Now that lawsuit brought against Google for use of the name Nexus doesn't seem so frivolous. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/07/content_12772459.htm
You mean... *gasp* that a common english word with a pretty generic meaning might actually get used in something important?
Seriously. Grow up.
The Spheres will be operating strictly within the crew area, I'm sure a phone can handle more radiation than an astronaut can.
Right. Because the type of radiation that could bump a register is not likely to even register a bump in a person. Maybe you should learn *why* radiation hardening is important. Hint: It's not because of cancer.
Good, reliable, mechanical, automatic winding wrist watches are cheap. Like $50 cheap. Seikos, Vostoks ...
I'm a lifelong gamer, professional developer (business software), and amateur game developer.
Read: I never got a real job interacting with real people, so I sit behind a computer. A lot. And I do alright.
You want people to buy your stuff, let them know it's out there TO buy.
... and you also have to make a decent game. And set a decent price point. Advertising is just one part of the equation... you need quality and satisfaction. (Though you wouldn't know it if you've ever bought american made anything.)
Braid is an Xbox Live Arcade game, not an Xbox Live Indie game. There's a difference.
Yes, the OP got mixed up with "Indy game on the Xbox in the arcade section" and "Indy game on the Xbox in the Indy section".
You know where else there is a difference? Being a pretentious jerkoff and being a pretentious but articulate jerkoff.
Not the next Id game, mind you, but Id Tech 2 has been ported to the Java platform under the name Jake2.
Aren't we on IDtech 5 for Rage? IIRC, IDtech 2 was late 90s. And the OP said JavaSCRIPT, not Java. Thanks for trying, though!
What would Michael Weston do?
Same thing jesus would do....
Nothing, since they're both TV stars and have people to do it for them.
I had no idea that the people of Mosman (population 26000) elected genocidal maniacs to their Council, and for some reason I had thought that Brazil was a functioning democracy.
Eh, it's because you use linux. Don't worry too much about it, no one pays attention to what you think anyways.
If you have no brain activity, you are unlikely to take actions in the future.
Someone tell the republicans.