I get called every day by individuals with accents that can be described as Indic in origin. Believe me, I can only understand the word "consolidate" and "loan". Everything else is completely unintelligible.
I'm sure it'll get better as they outsource more and as the workers become more familiar with English, but it's pretty bad now. I can't imagine if I had to call tech support.
Microsoft never, EVER would have succeeded based on its own technical merits. Price trumps perceived value at almost every turn. That's why Wal-Mart is king of almost every category it competes in.
Sell a big budget game for 20 dollars instead of 50 and watch 10 million people buy it in a heartbeat.
The upcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (and recently released Fedora Core 3) include Firefox as the default browser. They also include Thunderbird, though Evolution is still the default. Yay, laziness!
I hate when people ask an entire movement to "wake up". Wake up to what, exactly? Only they know what's needed to advance their movement. Some Joe Random User's mother-in-law-judgments of their work mean precisely dick without any evidence whatsoever.
How's this for blanket judgments: Newbie usability in KDE is akin to an automobile driver in an F-16. Knobs and switches confuse and disorient; mass configurability of the entire desktop should always be a few clicks. KDE doesn't do that. Maybe they should get their asses in gear.
What part of "IT'S A FUCKING FEATURE" do you not understand? If it is advertised, and it does not work, it's false advertising. They gave her a refund because it did not work as advertised. If it worked, they wouldn't have refunded her.
No, but people who do learn those lucrative skills usually like to apply it even OUTSIDE of their jobs.
If you don't like working with computers in general, then don't major in it. If you majored in Comp. Sci. to get a high-paying job, then I feel sorry for your miserable ass. You will toil away for nothing and contribute jack shit to the world with your skills.
Right, because most traditional enterprises use in-house software developed most likely in COBOL.
If you're talking modern enterprises, more likely than not they are using any one or a combination of the following top-of-my-head list: BIND, apache, perl, SQL, GCC, GLIBC.
Sure, some open source screensaver or MyRecipePHPapp will not be used by Wal-Mart any time soon; but you sure as hell know that Wal-Mart uses Open Source Software.
Oh, BTW, the Industrial Revolution was brought on by small, smart cottage industries who innovated. Big corporations of today only market products better than the original inventor. Fancy that, Lord of the Sarcasm.
This is the quintessential lesson in ignorant bliss as some sort of intellectual superiority. It's spreading like wildfire in the kids. They are so used to large "multinationals" running every aspect of their waking life that they don't know or care that their mother or father used to go to corner drug stores, local hardware stores, and then took a trip to the boutique for their clothes shopping. Now they go to Wal-Mart for everything. They go to a local mall owned, run and managed by a corporation a thousand miles away (or even overseas) that own way more malls in more suburbs across America than you CARE to think. They listen to music published by a Japanese conglomerate that makes their CD player, makes the movies that they watch (along with the player they watch it on), and controls the cable infrastructure that pipes cable to their television (which was probably made by an affiliate of said parent corp).
So what do the kids do? They set each other on fire and suplex each other on top of car hoods.
"Well DUH," you say. "Kids have always fallen for glitzy toys and been oblivious to the origin of their food. Big shit." While that be true, the companies that used to pander to these kids used to be separate entities. More and more, though, these companies are working in conjunction or, worse yet, are part of a larger parent. Sure, you can buy the cheaper no-name brand, but name 5 people in your life who do support the smaller, struggling company. The cult of the brand, if there is such a thing, has invaded us so much that we cannot even resist anymore. Generic doesn't cut it anymore. Why? Because it isn't cool. Value isn't sexy. And, though we are in a semi-stable economy, if it does falter, we're still going to buy big BRAND because that's what we will be programmed to do. Period.
"No shit, so go with the flow. Succumb to the raw power and brute force of the brand, pick your favorite, and let it define you." Sure, I will. We all will. Indifference is what makes all of us succumb.
For instance, why do you work for a 5-man Linux shop? Why Linux? Why not Microsoft? If Microsoft is just a harmless corporation, why not become a Microsoft Solutions Provider? They make way more mint than a linux shop by a WIDE margin currently. Simple, you made a value judgment. You made a preference. But, what if you couldn't make a choice about your toothpaste? What if Frito-Lay's made EVERY SINGLE POTATO CHIP in the world and then charged big cheez (pun intended) for it? Who do you turn to for your cholesterol bombardment? Oops, there's no one left. Get it?
Let corporations get big, and watch them swell, commingle, merge, and never split. Standard Oil was split because it had a monopoly on oil, fueling stations, the wells, and the transport rails that carried it. They controlled every aspect and controlled prices at Rockefeller's will. They were split in pieces. Now they are forming again, nearly 100 years later. BP merges with Amoco. Exxon merges with Mobil. Chevron merges with Texaco. The only difference here? With the lone exception of BP, these companies were ALL part of the Standard Oil split of 1911. They are forming again. But it's been so long, they seem like separate entities.
Uhhh... we'd own or work for small- to mid-size businesses. You know, those "mom and pop" shops that get invariably forced out of business by "loss-leaders" like Wal-Mart, Target, and Super-Hyper-Mega-Triskadeka-K-Mart.
I remember seeing Red Bull drink plastered all over Wipeout XL for the Playstation. Even on loading screens. The whole idea seems plausible, and with loading screens taking longer rather than shorter as time progresses, we'll only be seeing more of it. I guess there ain't no way to get away from that little dimple-faced Pepsi tramp.
>:^D
You're trumpeting your total 3r33tness.
How quaint.
I fart in your general direction, neubee.
Use screen instead of your shit macros and GUIs, honey-child.
Give me a free yet non-illegal copy of Windows
that I can put on my system without ever having to pay tributary to anyone EVER and I will shut up. If not, I'll keep my US$189.99 and buy some sticks of RAM and a roomy new hard-drive.
Viva la revolucion, nugga-nootch...
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What does a good search engine do? It's a search engine, not a autorobotronic
ham sammich maker.
Geez, no one likes anything anymore.
I get called every day by individuals with accents that can be described as Indic in origin. Believe me, I can only understand the word "consolidate" and "loan". Everything else is completely unintelligible.
I'm sure it'll get better as they outsource more and as the workers become more familiar with English, but it's pretty bad now. I can't imagine if I had to call tech support.
... charge 12 dollars for it.
Microsoft never, EVER would have succeeded based on its own technical merits. Price trumps perceived value at almost every turn. That's why Wal-Mart is king of almost every category it competes in.
Sell a big budget game for 20 dollars instead of 50 and watch 10 million people buy it in a heartbeat.
The upcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (and recently released Fedora Core 3) include Firefox as the default browser. They also include Thunderbird, though Evolution is still the default. Yay, laziness!
I hate when people ask an entire movement to "wake up". Wake up to what, exactly? Only they know what's needed to advance their movement. Some Joe Random User's mother-in-law-judgments of their work mean precisely dick without any evidence whatsoever.
How's this for blanket judgments: Newbie usability in KDE is akin to an automobile driver in an F-16. Knobs and switches confuse and disorient; mass configurability of the entire desktop should always be a few clicks. KDE doesn't do that. Maybe they should get their asses in gear.
What part of "IT'S A FUCKING FEATURE" do you not understand? If it is advertised, and it does not work, it's false advertising. They gave her a refund because it did not work as advertised. If it worked, they wouldn't have refunded her.
I'm starting to smell fake grass.
You're smart. For real.
No, but people who do learn those lucrative skills usually like to apply it even OUTSIDE of their jobs.
If you don't like working with computers in general, then don't major in it. If you majored in Comp. Sci. to get a high-paying job, then I feel sorry for your miserable ass. You will toil away for nothing and contribute jack shit to the world with your skills.
Right, because most traditional enterprises use in-house software developed most likely in COBOL.
If you're talking modern enterprises, more likely than not they are using any one or a combination of the following top-of-my-head list: BIND, apache, perl, SQL, GCC, GLIBC.
Sure, some open source screensaver or MyRecipePHPapp will not be used by Wal-Mart any time soon; but you sure as hell know that Wal-Mart uses Open Source Software.
Bla, bla, bla. All that touchy-feely, feel-good crap can't buy me one of these [porsche.com].
So rich is only in money? Then why program at all? You can be a banker. BTW, if you are, ask them how much they are enjoying their new trading system.
Now shut your pie hole.
Thanks for unwittingly agreeing with my post.
Oh, BTW, the Industrial Revolution was brought on by small, smart cottage industries who innovated. Big corporations of today only market products better than the original inventor. Fancy that, Lord of the Sarcasm.
This is the quintessential lesson in ignorant bliss as some sort of intellectual superiority. It's spreading like wildfire in the kids. They are so used to large "multinationals" running every aspect of their waking life that they don't know or care that their mother or father used to go to corner drug stores, local hardware stores, and then took a trip to the boutique for their clothes shopping. Now they go to Wal-Mart for everything. They go to a local mall owned, run and managed by a corporation a thousand miles away (or even overseas) that own way more malls in more suburbs across America than you CARE to think. They listen to music published by a Japanese conglomerate that makes their CD player, makes the movies that they watch (along with the player they watch it on), and controls the cable infrastructure that pipes cable to their television (which was probably made by an affiliate of said parent corp).
So what do the kids do? They set each other on fire and suplex each other on top of car hoods.
"Well DUH," you say. "Kids have always fallen for glitzy toys and been oblivious to the origin of their food. Big shit." While that be true, the companies that used to pander to these kids used to be separate entities. More and more, though, these companies are working in conjunction or, worse yet, are part of a larger parent. Sure, you can buy the cheaper no-name brand, but name 5 people in your life who do support the smaller, struggling company. The cult of the brand, if there is such a thing, has invaded us so much that we cannot even resist anymore. Generic doesn't cut it anymore. Why? Because it isn't cool. Value isn't sexy. And, though we are in a semi-stable economy, if it does falter, we're still going to buy big BRAND because that's what we will be programmed to do. Period.
"No shit, so go with the flow. Succumb to the raw power and brute force of the brand, pick your favorite, and let it define you." Sure, I will. We all will. Indifference is what makes all of us succumb.
For instance, why do you work for a 5-man Linux shop? Why Linux? Why not Microsoft? If Microsoft is just a harmless corporation, why not become a Microsoft Solutions Provider? They make way more mint than a linux shop by a WIDE margin currently. Simple, you made a value judgment. You made a preference. But, what if you couldn't make a choice about your toothpaste? What if Frito-Lay's made EVERY SINGLE POTATO CHIP in the world and then charged big cheez (pun intended) for it? Who do you turn to for your cholesterol bombardment? Oops, there's no one left. Get it?
Let corporations get big, and watch them swell, commingle, merge, and never split. Standard Oil was split because it had a monopoly on oil, fueling stations, the wells, and the transport rails that carried it. They controlled every aspect and controlled prices at Rockefeller's will. They were split in pieces. Now they are forming again, nearly 100 years later. BP merges with Amoco. Exxon merges with Mobil. Chevron merges with Texaco. The only difference here? With the lone exception of BP, these companies were ALL part of the Standard Oil split of 1911. They are forming again. But it's been so long, they seem like separate entities.
But, whatever, right?
>:^D
Uhhh... we'd own or work for small- to mid-size businesses. You know, those "mom and pop" shops that get invariably forced out of business by "loss-leaders" like Wal-Mart, Target, and Super-Hyper-Mega-Triskadeka-K-Mart.
>:^D
Heh heh heh.
>:^D
...more powerful Otto Preminger... Ah, but can you find Bunny Lake?
...WHAT hardware is running VMWare. It is DOG slow. Now, if only Win4Lin could do DirectX :)
>:^D
I remember seeing Red Bull drink plastered all over Wipeout XL for the Playstation. Even on loading screens. The whole idea seems plausible, and with loading screens taking longer rather than shorter as time progresses, we'll only be seeing more of it. I guess there ain't no way to get away from that little dimple-faced Pepsi tramp.
>:^D
those retarded assed names.
I always thought renaming was a sure sign the company is
either on its last legs or hiding some past fuck-up: e.g.:
Either way, Ximian is just plain dumb.
Gnome's
Nearly
Over
Miguel's
Ego.
Werd.
You're trumpeting your total 3r33tness.
How quaint.
I fart in your general direction, neubee.
Use screen instead of your shit macros and GUIs, honey-child.
... to your daddy, your grammy, and your greasy-greasy grandpappy, and you'll be more complete. You Homoseximus Rex.
Uhhh... have you checked prices lately?
Just some examples:
30.7GB HDD: US$115.00
2 sticks of 64mb pc-133 sdram: 29.00x2=$~60
Wow, just made it in under the wire... maybe the shipping will put it right on with the price.
Give me a free yet non-illegal copy of Windows that I can put on my system without ever having to pay tributary to anyone EVER and I will shut up. If not, I'll keep my US$189.99 and buy some sticks of RAM and a roomy new hard-drive.
Viva la revolucion, nugga-nootch...
So there, bitch.
Someone should teach you a lessons in acting normal with grand mal retardation.
Moron.