- The US allows immigration - i'd say since 9/11 that can be scratched off - it is a rich country - with extreme wealth inequality - it is not (yet) a police state - kindly dispense with the charade - the universities are better - depends on the yardstick. i also think it doesn't really matter where you go to uni as long as you study - you can fire people - true - it is not too fussy - i take great issue with this statement! the opposite is true: ridiculous bureacracy combined with oppressive behaviour laws - it has a large domestic market - true - it has venture funding, and - it has dynamic typing for careers - what's this? some fluffy HR term?
The only trouble with this is, it blinds us to what makes those empires really succesful -- natural resources, opportunism and good old blind luck, in the form of historical happenstance.
sorry but i live in europe and can't help noticing the profusion of ice cream, sugary sweets and drinks, fast food, cars, and air conditioning everywhere.. just like america.
yeah, i moved from the states to switzerland, and although i've gone from 15 days holiday to more than 25 per year, it's never enough. i guess i'm just by nature lazy, but certaintly having more vacation has made my life happier and lower stress.
- Nero Burning ROM
- Miranda - all in one instant messaging
- PasswordSafe - on sourceforge. indespensible
- ConTEXT - open source programmers editor
- SoulSeek - best p2p client for obscure choons
- eMule
- PuTTY - secure terminal emulation
- WhereIsIt? for cataloging media
- Winamp
- CDex - nice ripper / encoder on sourceforge
- FireFox, ThunderBird
- RealVNC - nuff said
- WarCraft III - let's face it, the real reason to use windows:)
oh like catholics are enlightened by comparison? as far as i can tell, it's equally as medieval in its views. the fact that muslims are more violent is purely incidental (i.e. political)
that's an interesting take on history. i was under the impression that the roman empire fell when it was sacked by goths and vandals.... but i'm not sure your analogy with the modern western world is sound for a few reasons. first, the roman empire was based on slavery; whereas now free markets reign. second, we live in a much more globalized economy in which intercontinental travel and communication are trivial. last, it has been argued that cheaper labor rather than undermining an economy, stimulate inovation and propel former grunt workers into more complex technology.
i recalled this interesting interview snippet with eno regarding why he agreed to the project:
The thing from the agency said, "We want a piece of music that is inspiring, universal, blah- blah, da-da-da, optimistic, futuristic, sentimental, emotional," this whole list of adjectives, and then at the bottom it said "and it must be 3 1/4 seconds long."
I thought this was so funny and an amazing thought to actually try to make a little piece of music. It's like making a tiny little jewel.
In fact, I made 84 pieces. I got completely into this world of tiny, tiny little pieces of music. I was so sensitive to microseconds at the end of this that it really broke a logjam in my own work. Then when I'd finished that and I went back to working with pieces that were like three minutes long, it seemed like oceans of time.
dissatisfaction is often a function of misaligned expectations. entering the real world is a shock for most and the article author seems to me a bit naive. we are simply knowledge workers being paid to provide a service; and i'd like to point out to all those who think they're something special that we are not that different from humble tradesmen (except perhaps renumeration wise).
long hours are part of the industry; end of story. if you don't like it go teach english in japan or something, we get paid well for a reason. as for the universal gripes with management, i think the fundamental problem is that nobody likes to be told what to do! but someone has to make the decisions...
i should have qualified by popular artists i mean metallica, madonna and prince, etc; people who are rich from their art already.
thanks for the great link.
the key word here is artists; not the industry. i couldn't care less about popular artists not getting their royalties, but less popular artists need the money. i thought mp3.com was great back in the days before it became what it is now. the sad fact is for people who are interested in underground music there is sometimes no way to get this music other than p2p. a paid system which supports these artists is long overdue.
imo there is no difference between terrorism and war. i've never understood this term 'innocent people'... as distinguished from whom exactly?killing is killing and people are people. the western world smacks of hipocrisy when it assumes the moral highground after how many have been killed in iraq?
let's put this terrorism thing in perspective: 3000 people died on 9/11. otoh 900 people get HIV every day.. how come i never hear about that???
most manual labor in saudi arabia is done by foreign workers; but that aside i can think of any number of poor countries which are not attacking the united states. methinks this is not a question of capital but of ideology.
i must say it is really pathetic how you people find it within you to completely overlook what an immense humanitarian acheivement thie gates foundation is. it goes a long way to alleving poverty, disease and other horrors. if you are in need of someone to despise, start with with your politicians who have long been killing and torturing in order to make their evil way in the world. bill gates, after all, is only a businessman.
yeah, please don't tell us any other product could possibly be better than the ipod at anything.. then we apple zealots wouldn't be able to condescend and feel superior to everyone else.
well life for this techie hasn't been too bad. but before you drop a zillion bucks on that mba i recommend giving this article about increasing mba applicants rising inversely proportional to mba job offers a read.
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- The US allows immigration - i'd say since 9/11 that can be scratched off
- it is a rich country - with extreme wealth inequality
- it is not (yet) a police state - kindly dispense with the charade
- the universities are better - depends on the yardstick. i also think it doesn't really matter where you go to uni as long as you study
- you can fire people - true
- it is not too fussy - i take great issue with this statement! the opposite is true: ridiculous bureacracy combined with oppressive behaviour laws
- it has a large domestic market - true
- it has venture funding, and
- it has dynamic typing for careers - what's this? some fluffy HR term?
not to mention good old slavery too
.. which makes you wonder why no other large company uses macs?
ivory tower academics, what do you expect him to say?
sorry but i live in europe and can't help noticing the profusion of ice cream, sugary sweets and drinks, fast food, cars, and air conditioning everywhere .. just like america.
yeah, i moved from the states to switzerland, and although i've gone from 15 days holiday to more than 25 per year, it's never enough. i guess i'm just by nature lazy, but certaintly having more vacation has made my life happier and lower stress.
- Nero Burning ROM - Miranda - all in one instant messaging - PasswordSafe - on sourceforge. indespensible - ConTEXT - open source programmers editor - SoulSeek - best p2p client for obscure choons - eMule - PuTTY - secure terminal emulation - WhereIsIt? for cataloging media - Winamp - CDex - nice ripper / encoder on sourceforge - FireFox, ThunderBird - RealVNC - nuff said - WarCraft III - let's face it, the real reason to use windows :)
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oh like catholics are enlightened by comparison? as far as i can tell, it's equally as medieval in its views. the fact that muslims are more violent is purely incidental (i.e. political)
that's an interesting take on history. i was under the impression that the roman empire fell when it was sacked by goths and vandals .... but i'm not sure your analogy with the modern western world is sound for a few reasons. first, the roman empire was based on slavery; whereas now free markets reign. second, we live in a much more globalized economy in which intercontinental travel and communication are trivial. last, it has been argued that cheaper labor rather than undermining an economy, stimulate inovation and propel former grunt workers into more complex technology.
you're not an apple fetishist? that's the slashdot equivalent of signing your own death warrent.
yes people like me ....
i'm not part of the problem; i'm part of the solution!
dissatisfaction is often a function of misaligned expectations. entering the real world is a shock for most and the article author seems to me a bit naive. we are simply knowledge workers being paid to provide a service; and i'd like to point out to all those who think they're something special that we are not that different from humble tradesmen (except perhaps renumeration wise).
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long hours are part of the industry; end of story. if you don't like it go teach english in japan or something, we get paid well for a reason. as for the universal gripes with management, i think the fundamental problem is that nobody likes to be told what to do! but someone has to make the decisions
i should have qualified by popular artists i mean metallica, madonna and prince, etc; people who are rich from their art already. thanks for the great link.
the key word here is artists; not the industry. i couldn't care less about popular artists not getting their royalties, but less popular artists need the money. i thought mp3.com was great back in the days before it became what it is now. the sad fact is for people who are interested in underground music there is sometimes no way to get this music other than p2p. a paid system which supports these artists is long overdue.
imo there is no difference between terrorism and war. i've never understood this term 'innocent people' ... as distinguished from whom exactly?killing is killing and people are people. the western world smacks of hipocrisy when it assumes the moral highground after how many have been killed in iraq?
let's put this terrorism thing in perspective: 3000 people died on 9/11. otoh 900 people get HIV every day .. how come i never hear about that???
haven't used it .. however i can recommend http://passwordsafe.sf.net/
define terrorism. 900 people get HIV every day but do we ever hear anything about that .. perhaps because they aren't american or investment bankers.
most manual labor in saudi arabia is done by foreign workers; but that aside i can think of any number of poor countries which are not attacking the united states. methinks this is not a question of capital but of ideology.
I don't really care if my country acts ethically or not. I care that my country acts on my behalf and on the behalf of the rest of the citizens.
it's a pretty sad statement that you only care about people from your country. two words come to mind: insular and dehumanization.
i must say it is really pathetic how you people find it within you to completely overlook what an immense humanitarian acheivement thie gates foundation is. it goes a long way to alleving poverty, disease and other horrors. if you are in need of someone to despise, start with with your politicians who have long been killing and torturing in order to make their evil way in the world. bill gates, after all, is only a businessman.
yeah, please don't tell us any other product could possibly be better than the ipod at anything .. then we apple zealots wouldn't be able to condescend and feel superior to everyone else.
agreed .. it's also the reason hong kong is a cultural desert
well life for this techie hasn't been too bad. but before you drop a zillion bucks on that mba i recommend giving this article about increasing mba applicants rising inversely proportional to mba job offers a read.