In 1996 I was working at a movie theater, it was the summer that Independance Day came out. Siskel and Ebert gave it 2 thumbs down, a few days later it went on to have the biggest opening in history.
The next week, they actually felt like they had to justify their negative rating on the show.
In retrospect the movie was only OK, but I couldn't care less for Ebert's opinion of any film.
In 1993, Bill Clinton signed the "Violence against women" act into law, but went on to fight tooth and nail(and suborned perjury) when Paula Jones invoked certain provisions of the act in her civil suit against him.
Clearly, parts of that act were a bad idea, but I never heard Clinton back down from them.
Love him or hate him, there is no question that he is a highly intelligent person.
Except computers don't need to be brought in for oil changes and new tires. Maintence[sig] should be a largely transparent update process (see WinXPSP2).
But, most computers DO need regular maintenance, defrag, scandisk or fsck, and occasional virus scans.
That attitude is not acceptable. If someone thought that they could buy a new car and just drive it, we would laugh at them. We need to laugh at the people who think the same way about their computer.
I STILL haven't bought Intel since the PIII Processor Serial Number Fiasco. Thought I realize that the 6 or so processors that I've bought in that time doesn't mean squat to Intel, there are lots of other people like me.
If anyone comes out with something that is good (and it isn't you), then just put some effort into a F/OSS "alternative" and poison the whole market... basically make it where if *I* can't make any money in that market, then no one will.
Microsoft hasn't filed for bankruptcy in the last 30 minutes has it?
F/OSS is a great alternative to commercial software. For true innovators, F/OSS is just another brand of competition. People who otherwise had no choice might have bought your product, but if you were competing with another commercial developer who had a lower price point, those same people could opt to use that vendor instead of you. While the Gimp provides a LOT of functionality, Photoshop isn't going anywhere any time soon.
You should only design your own software if 1. Your needs can't be filled by off-the-shelf stuff 2. There's some kind of value or competitive advantage to doing it yourself 3. You can afford it.
Let's not forget 4. It's more economical to roll your own and support it than to buy someone else's.
I've been in several situations where it made more sense to built my own than to buy someone else's.
This isn't the case in every scenario, but it should always be considered as a viable option with pros and cons, just like any other.
I'm so sick of this "Let's surrender our internet because of Microsoft" bullshit. I'm sick enough of it to burn karma by posting this crap that's going to get modded into oblivion.
What happens when spam-bots block pop/IMAP ports on the local machine and then send pop-up windows to the user saying "You can not recieve email because your ISP blocks 'Port 25', call and request that they unblock it."
User:"I need you to um, 'Unlock Port 25'?" Tech Support:"What seems to be the problem?" User:"I can't get my email and I need you to unlock port 25." Tech Support:"You'll have access in 30 seconds."
I'm not a fan of draconian policies wrapped around impossible rules to manage security, but this "recommendation" flies in the face of reason.
A piece of paper kept in the wallet is better for security than the same 7 letter password getting reused.
We can talk about how things should be in an "ideal" world or we can deal with how things are in this one.
In an ideal world, passwords wouldn't be necessary because everyone would be honest.
LK
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Unless the covenent of your deed prohibits it, or you're a member of a HOA; you can tell your neighbors to mind their own damned business.
I bought a house, it was average for the part of Pennsylvania that I'm from. It's in an upper-middle class neighborhood.
The few weeks after we bought it, we discovered a leak in the basement. We had to get a backhoe to tear up a trench around two sides of the house to install proper drainage. It was like that for a few months, the neighbors probably didn't like it, but there was nothing they could do.
LK
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How can they be brought up on Misdemeanor charges for this?
It's stupid. It's ugly. But why in the fuck is it illegal?
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In 1996 I was working at a movie theater, it was the summer that Independance Day came out. Siskel and Ebert gave it 2 thumbs down, a few days later it went on to have the biggest opening in history.
The next week, they actually felt like they had to justify their negative rating on the show.
In retrospect the movie was only OK, but I couldn't care less for Ebert's opinion of any film.
LK
Ummmm, this usually translates into "I didn't want to dig in and learn how someone else did it, so I rewrote it."
Especially not if it will take me longer to plumb through someone else's code than it would to just do it myself.
I've seen your pic grandpa, 60 women when you're pushing 50 is no great feat.
LK
Insert GOP/DNC joke here.
How's this one?
In 1993, Bill Clinton signed the "Violence against women" act into law, but went on to fight tooth and nail(and suborned perjury) when Paula Jones invoked certain provisions of the act in her civil suit against him.
Clearly, parts of that act were a bad idea, but I never heard Clinton back down from them.
Love him or hate him, there is no question that he is a highly intelligent person.
LK
I once worked for a company that allowed employees to automatically purchase company stock at a 20% discount.
If you've got an executive pulling down 300k per year, it's possible that s/he could leverage enough stock options to rake in a tidy profit.
LK
Except computers don't need to be brought in for oil changes and new tires. Maintence[sig] should be a largely transparent update process (see WinXPSP2).
But, most computers DO need regular maintenance, defrag, scandisk or fsck, and occasional virus scans.
LK
People understand that their cars need oil changes, gasoline, new tires, new wipers...etc.
LK
I exclaim that whenever I win a big poker hand.
LK
That attitude is not acceptable. If someone thought that they could buy a new car and just drive it, we would laugh at them. We need to laugh at the people who think the same way about their computer.
LK
I STILL haven't bought Intel since the PIII Processor Serial Number Fiasco. Thought I realize that the 6 or so processors that I've bought in that time doesn't mean squat to Intel, there are lots of other people like me.
LK
If anyone comes out with something that is good (and it isn't you), then just put some effort into a F/OSS "alternative" and poison the whole market... basically make it where if *I* can't make any money in that market, then no one will.
Microsoft hasn't filed for bankruptcy in the last 30 minutes has it?
F/OSS is a great alternative to commercial software. For true innovators, F/OSS is just another brand of competition. People who otherwise had no choice might have bought your product, but if you were competing with another commercial developer who had a lower price point, those same people could opt to use that vendor instead of you. While the Gimp provides a LOT of functionality, Photoshop isn't going anywhere any time soon.
LK
You should only design your own software if 1. Your needs can't be filled by off-the-shelf stuff 2. There's some kind of value or competitive advantage to doing it yourself 3. You can afford it.
Let's not forget 4. It's more economical to roll your own and support it than to buy someone else's.
I've been in several situations where it made more sense to built my own than to buy someone else's.
This isn't the case in every scenario, but it should always be considered as a viable option with pros and cons, just like any other.
LK
Broadband IS an option in a very large percentage of the civilized world.
Sure not all of China's 1.3 Billion people have access to it, but be realistic.
LK
doesnt it seem counterproductive to remove what is essentially this mediums only revenue source?
I can copy or download and burn movies *if I want to*, but I STILL go out and buy the ones that I really want.
Non-Personal use would be duplicating them with the intent of distributing them to others.
LK
I'm so sick of this "Let's surrender our internet because of Microsoft" bullshit. I'm sick enough of it to burn karma by posting this crap that's going to get modded into oblivion.
You, my friend, must be a Republican.
LK
What happens when spam-bots block pop/IMAP ports on the local machine and then send pop-up windows to the user saying "You can not recieve email because your ISP blocks 'Port 25', call and request that they unblock it."
User:"I need you to um, 'Unlock Port 25'?"
Tech Support:"What seems to be the problem?"
User:"I can't get my email and I need you to unlock port 25."
Tech Support:"You'll have access in 30 seconds."
LK
Is it too much to ask that you decide to be more sparing and carful in your choice of words when you're typing?
Seriously.
It's the same brain and same hands, you can choose to be sparing and careful; regardless of the medium of your expression.
LK
I'm not a fan of draconian policies wrapped around impossible rules to manage security, but this "recommendation" flies in the face of reason.
A piece of paper kept in the wallet is better for security than the same 7 letter password getting reused.
We can talk about how things should be in an "ideal" world or we can deal with how things are in this one.
In an ideal world, passwords wouldn't be necessary because everyone would be honest.
LK
Unless the covenent of your deed prohibits it, or you're a member of a HOA; you can tell your neighbors to mind their own damned business.
I bought a house, it was average for the part of Pennsylvania that I'm from. It's in an upper-middle class neighborhood.
The few weeks after we bought it, we discovered a leak in the basement. We had to get a backhoe to tear up a trench around two sides of the house to install proper drainage. It was like that for a few months, the neighbors probably didn't like it, but there was nothing they could do.
LK
How can they be brought up on Misdemeanor charges for this?
It's stupid. It's ugly. But why in the fuck is it illegal?
LK
I don't want to "see" a laser than can generate enough heat to start a fusion reaction.
LK
There are just some things that I don't want some script kiddie with a port scanner to be able to find out.
LK
Excellent comeback, you must not be British.
LK
I'm sorry, but English comedy comes in at slightly more bland than English food.
I've never seen the aforementioned Monty Python bit.
LK
Almost. I wouldn'd care if a homeless guy ripped me off for the $0.03 that I dropped when taking my keys out of my pocket.
LK