He had doubts when the interviewer asked him for his college board scores and GPA (the company made a big point of seeking out highly-educated freaks and geeks), and when he noticed all the desks were fashioned out of used doors.
I'd love it if they asked me that. Most companies only care about experience, rather than education or intelligence. You know how hard it is to get a job just because you didn't spend your college years in a series of mind-numbing intern peon jobs?
Well then why do all the self-appointed security experts on slashdot always insist that anything can be hacked. Of course they didn't make it easy, geeze, they were offering 100k. And people are complaining that it's too hard?
Maybe the people that tried just aren't very good hackers?
I've got to agree with the other guy on this point. Opera's well-known, and they occasionally have stories about new releases and such. To just spontaneously put an intro story like this is a little silly.
To take your car magazine analogy, it would be like Car and Driver publishing a story that assumed its readers never heard of Chevrolet.
The problem is techs don't realize managers' motivations. Managers want to make money. Not necessarily for the company, mind you, but for themselves. And when techs DO realize this, they get all upset, and scream about politics. That's why, despite all the anti-corporate macho talk, techs make good employees; they work long hours, try for the best solution for their employer, and refuse to engage in the politics of the situation (as if that's some virtue).
You're forgetting (3) theaters that DO show Star Wars EP2 in a digital format, because the distribution company is part of the MPAA.
Hmmm, I suddenly have the urge to go buy some RIAA- and MPAA-affiliated DVDs and CDs. I think I'll use Amazon's patented one-click technology to do it.
Why on earth would a small player buy another small player just to get rid of a little competition? It's like a small hardware store buying another small hardware store to put them out of business, even though both stores are next to Home Depot and business already sucks.
The people who complain loudest about congress being completely in corporate hands etc. tend to be the least informed about the issues anyway. There are money grubbing lowlives in congress, but there are also good, honest people as well.
revolutions, there's Steve, Steve and Mike in the garage working on the Apple I (which lead to the Apple II, and the boilerplate Rich&Famous deal for all involved)
Really? I didn't know Steve, Steve and Mike invented the transistor. Oh, they didn't? Well, they invented the computer, that's not too shabby. Still wrong?
there's Larry Wahl, who just gave his wholly concieved invention away
Considering I don't have expertise in state government, I'm not going to jump to any conclusions about how many people it needs. What's so astonishing about that number?
I don't mind reviewing old books, but referring to a writer as "new" when you're reviewing a 2 year old book is a little silly.
At least it's not like a lot of their sf classics reviews, where the reviewer almost drips with condescension, bringing literature to us savages. Don't tell me to read a book that's been a classic for a few decades.
Nothing wrong with minimizing your own casualties. Of course, the people flying them better drop the whole macho attitude about how they're risking their lives for their country, etc.
So they have a right to manufacture and sell what they want, they have a right to set the price to what they want, they have a right to sell where they want, and they have a right to make any networks, accessories, games, etc. that they want.
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He had doubts when the interviewer asked him for his college board scores and GPA (the company made a big point of seeking out highly-educated freaks and geeks), and when he noticed all the desks were fashioned out of used doors.
I'd love it if they asked me that. Most companies only care about experience, rather than education or intelligence. You know how hard it is to get a job just because you didn't spend your college years in a series of mind-numbing intern peon jobs?
Well then why do all the self-appointed security experts on slashdot always insist that anything can be hacked. Of course they didn't make it easy, geeze, they were offering 100k. And people are complaining that it's too hard?
Maybe the people that tried just aren't very good hackers?
I've got to agree with the other guy on this point. Opera's well-known, and they occasionally have stories about new releases and such. To just spontaneously put an intro story like this is a little silly.
To take your car magazine analogy, it would be like Car and Driver publishing a story that assumed its readers never heard of Chevrolet.
The problem is techs don't realize managers' motivations. Managers want to make money. Not necessarily for the company, mind you, but for themselves. And when techs DO realize this, they get all upset, and scream about politics. That's why, despite all the anti-corporate macho talk, techs make good employees; they work long hours, try for the best solution for their employer, and refuse to engage in the politics of the situation (as if that's some virtue).
I used to work for the guy who came up with it (after he left Chiat/Day). He had a lot of bad management ideas, actually.
b) The attempted irony failed because LucasFilm isn't a member of the MPAA.
But Twentieth Century Fox, however, is. Guess who distributed Episode II...
You're forgetting (3) theaters that DO show Star Wars EP2 in a digital format, because the distribution company is part of the MPAA.
Hmmm, I suddenly have the urge to go buy some RIAA- and MPAA-affiliated DVDs and CDs. I think I'll use Amazon's patented one-click technology to do it.
Hint: if you disagree with me and reply, your message will be deleted. Don't waste your time, son.
Ooh, it will? Alright, I disagree with you. Delete this.
Uhhh, everyone IS as elitist as him, and slashdot isn't much fun because of it :P
Hahaha....wow...look at all the misspellings, the inexplicable capitalizations, the lunatic "science". This is a parody, right?
Why on earth would a small player buy another small player just to get rid of a little competition? It's like a small hardware store buying another small hardware store to put them out of business, even though both stores are next to Home Depot and business already sucks.
And yet according to this story Caldera was so terrified of SCO they bought it to kill it.
Sure it is, Yoda apparently trains all the young Jedi.
Obligatory Penny Arcade links:
Obligatory link number one.
Number two.
The people who complain loudest about congress being completely in corporate hands etc. tend to be the least informed about the issues anyway. There are money grubbing lowlives in congress, but there are also good, honest people as well.
Nothing like a 10 year old game to bolster the reputation of OSS.
revolutions, there's Steve, Steve and Mike in the garage working on the Apple I (which lead to the Apple II, and the boilerplate Rich&Famous deal for all involved)
Really? I didn't know Steve, Steve and Mike invented the transistor. Oh, they didn't? Well, they invented the computer, that's not too shabby. Still wrong?
there's Larry Wahl, who just gave his wholly concieved invention away
Larry Wall invented the programming language?
Considering I don't have expertise in state government, I'm not going to jump to any conclusions about how many people it needs. What's so astonishing about that number?
Et tu, Tivo?
I don't mind reviewing old books, but referring to a writer as "new" when you're reviewing a 2 year old book is a little silly.
At least it's not like a lot of their sf classics reviews, where the reviewer almost drips with condescension, bringing literature to us savages. Don't tell me to read a book that's been a classic for a few decades.
Win? What do we win? Money? Prizes? How does Sherwyn-Williams using Linux gain me anything?
Maybe it's a win, but it's an excruciatingly BORING one. Cash registers at a paint store. I can't think of a duller thing to run any OS on...
Nothing wrong with minimizing your own casualties. Of course, the people flying them better drop the whole macho attitude about how they're risking their lives for their country, etc.
So they have a right to manufacture and sell what they want, they have a right to set the price to what they want, they have a right to sell where they want, and they have a right to make any networks, accessories, games, etc. that they want.
But we DON'T have a right to voice our opinions?
it is my intention to cut this off before it goes any further
Umm, no offense but that's a little on the arrogant side I think...