It's a ceiling estimate that exists somewhere in the infinite field of unfolding possibility... but it's usually not real in terms of the laws of this dimension.
Did you read the article? Do you know who Bloomberg is? This is not a case of persistent poor performance. This is a case of the MAN bearing down on the little guy. Wonder what crap job this guy was doing to get $27k in Manhattan.
I tried the monthly takeout subscription with Albertsons about a year ago. After one month, they had no more movies that interested me. Blockbuster has a much larger video library, but not all locations are created equal. There is a blockbuster in the Albertson's complex near my home and it is one of the "less equal" locations. Their library is not much better than that of Albertsons. I'd choose netflix if I didn't have Dish Network now. Oh, and if that weren't enough, I play WoW. I haven't rented a movie since December 20th.
Our company framed this concept a little differently so that it was more palatable to management. Each of us was to spend 20% of our time in "Process Improvement" initiatives. (Sounds very dry and corporate)
In reality it was a nice juicy chance to make great changes that would help the company in operations. We measured the time by hours per day. One hour per eight hour day was to be used independently. At our weekly meetings, ideas were discussed and progress was measured.
The nice thing about this was that it was voluntary. As there was no fincial incentive or reward for creativity, the time itself became the incentive. You could do whatever you wanted for that hour be it surf slashdot or play everquest.
From the depths of the 1930's Depression (that with a capital D), the social security administration has been upside down. The US govt. seems to have a continuing issue with looking to the future as anything but a bail out. Social Security has been tapped as a source of funding in the past, and has only recently (last 10 years) been a subject of scrutiny.
A deeper issue is the entitlement complex that our parents and grandparents had. (yes i accepted pell grants to get through school)
I'm planning right now to have sufficient assets to support me in my "Golden" years.
The US Military has huge books on procedure that essentially amount to: What to do if... Everything from revolt in the US to if a toilet is backed up in the Officers' quarters.
This is an a suprisingly astute forward thinking move to plan for the possible needs of the Military in the future. But only as far as the technical skills go.
I graduated with a major in slavic language arts five months after 9/11. I wanted to apply with the CIA, but all they wanted were Turkic language skills. (The (Insert Previous Soviet Republic Here)-stan countries were the hot spot for US intell at the time.
Microsoft admitted that they dropped the ball. Their code is now available to any Kazaa user. The Russian boys will be able to pull off better attacks. Virus writers will be able to be write stealthier code. Chinese crackers will open the US Military network wide open. (This has happened before)
Oh, yeah, and most of the consumers in the world still use 98. Which is the real tradgedy of this sad story.
Don't you remember that in the first days of the SCO debacle, Microsoft quickly ponied up with an undisclosed amount of green to license the UNIX code that was used in NT4,2K, and XP?
This is a moot point. It still made me smile though.
This is great! The Simpsons consistently slams its own network. Now the other parts of the least impressive network on earth are angy. Waaaa i'm going to sue you for your "Too close to reality" sarcasm. Waaaaa. I do find it funny that FOX has to use lawsuits to work together as a company.
I don't know how it happened. All my geek friends are introverts that really enjoy coding while listening to 30 hour long techno tracks from Europe. While I enjoy techno, I really only grock it when we play Advanced D&D. I have a shorter attention span than most of my friends. That's about it.
I get the feeling that this article presupposes that most geeks are introverts. Granted there are many that are, but there are many that AREN'T.
These folks had a dream. They tried to make it work. When it became apparent that their solution was not viable, they had the honor to admit to it.
The hope of finding a solution to spam is expressed in the final line of their current site welcome screen: We remain confident that the problem of spam is a solvable problem. Thank you for your help with this great experiment.
Reading that article was like going to the oracle and partaking of pure knowledge. Tim O'Reilly has the brains to shape the future. I'd vote for him for just about any public office. He has a global-centric, practical approach to business, economics and his words make a lot of sense. I'm suprised that he's not on the Microsoft board of directors to help them see what's coming down the pike. He mentions SETI-like applications that do not depend on a single piece of hardware, but do depend on connectivity to other devices. The idea of an Internet OS is very interesting. In a few years we won't be booting up to an os, we'll be booting up to Slashdot to get the posting fix.
I must watch too much TV, because when I read the part about the judge rebuking Microsoft's Attorney for promising to deliver proof and then delivering nothing but hot air, I could only see Judge Judy scolding some white-trash trailer park yokel who was mad at her mother in law for playing with her children on days ending in "-y".
It's been 100 + degrees for the past week where I live. My place of work doesn't have a shower. I use a lot of antiperperant and a large fan to cool down after I get to work.
When I go home, I just sit on the air conditioning vent until the Simpsons are over.
I ride my mountain bike to work. I only live about 4 miles from work, which translates to a 15 minute ride to and from work. It's enough to keep me in pretty good shape.
TODAY I am reminded of the Prepaid Legal system of doing business. You call up and ask a question, and the next day, an attorney familiar with the area you are asking about calls you back to answer your questions and advise you. So maybe this isn't all that outdated of an idea after
IN REGARD TO THE SYSTEM IN THE ARTICLE: To have this capability back in 1973 would have been unbelievable. In 1983, to have this available to every library in the US would have been an unbelievable achievement. To have it now is so slow that I start to go google eyed even thinking about it. BUT This is great for countries that are 20-30 years behind in technology. It will revolutionize the search for information for areas that are not as connected as the US.
I feel the pain of everyone who is forced into the quick and dirty path. It's somewhat like being forced to join the dark side of the force. BUT: When the client needs something done, and the quick and dirty way will deliver, businesses will almost always choose the quick and dirty way.
It is difficult to find a for profit company where profit is not a top priority.
It's one of the things that makes america great. We don't care how bad the product sucks, as long as someone will definitely buy it.
If SCO wins, we'll worry about changing our approach. Since this hasn't occurred, we're not going to act like it already has.
Why would they do anything else? Let's start laying our developers and support teams off because SCO MIGHT be able to shut us down.
Even if SCO wins, the Linux corporations will likely find another path to offer what they've offered in the past: a quality software alternative to windows.
Slashdot Mirror
It's a ceiling estimate that exists somewhere in the infinite field of unfolding possibility... but it's usually not real in terms of the laws of this dimension.
Did you read the article? Do you know who Bloomberg is? This is not a case of persistent poor performance. This is a case of the MAN bearing down on the little guy.
Wonder what crap job this guy was doing to get $27k in Manhattan.
The coming of cell phone viruses reminded all the toothies that their random encounters could have STD consequences.
I tried the monthly takeout subscription with Albertsons about a year ago. After one month, they had no more movies that interested me. Blockbuster has a much larger video library, but not all locations are created equal. There is a blockbuster in the Albertson's complex near my home and it is one of the "less equal" locations. Their library is not much better than that of Albertsons.
I'd choose netflix if I didn't have Dish Network now. Oh, and if that weren't enough, I play WoW. I haven't rented a movie since December 20th.
Our company framed this concept a little differently so that it was more palatable to management. Each of us was to spend 20% of our time in "Process Improvement" initiatives. (Sounds very dry and corporate)
In reality it was a nice juicy chance to make great changes that would help the company in operations. We measured the time by hours per day. One hour per eight hour day was to be used independently. At our weekly meetings, ideas were discussed and progress was measured.
The nice thing about this was that it was voluntary. As there was no fincial incentive or reward for creativity, the time itself became the incentive. You could do whatever you wanted for that hour be it surf slashdot or play everquest.
From the depths of the 1930's Depression (that with a capital D), the social security administration has been upside down. The US govt. seems to have a continuing issue with looking to the future as anything but a bail out.
Social Security has been tapped as a source of funding in the past, and has only recently (last 10 years) been a subject of scrutiny.
A deeper issue is the entitlement complex that our parents and grandparents had. (yes i accepted pell grants to get through school)
I'm planning right now to have sufficient assets to support me in my "Golden" years.
Your point is well taken. Yeah, I was just whining.
The US Military has huge books on procedure that essentially amount to: What to do if...
Everything from revolt in the US to if a toilet is backed up in the Officers' quarters.
This is an a suprisingly astute forward thinking move to plan for the possible needs of the Military in the future. But only as far as the technical skills go.
I graduated with a major in slavic language arts five months after 9/11. I wanted to apply with the CIA, but all they wanted were Turkic language skills. (The (Insert Previous Soviet Republic Here)-stan countries were the hot spot for US intell at the time.
OPEN THE CRACKER BARRELL!
Microsoft admitted that they dropped the ball. Their code is now available to any Kazaa user.
The Russian boys will be able to pull off better attacks.
Virus writers will be able to be write stealthier code.
Chinese crackers will open the US Military network wide open. (This has happened before)
Oh, yeah, and most of the consumers in the world still use 98. Which is the real tradgedy of this sad story.
Don't you remember that in the first days of the SCO debacle, Microsoft quickly ponied up with an undisclosed amount of green to license the UNIX code that was used in NT4,2K, and XP?
This is a moot point. It still made me smile though.
90 AUs (Distance from the Sun to the Earth)
*
8 minutes (Time it takes light to reach Earth from the Sun)
=
720 Light Minutes
/
60
=
12 Light Hours.
We're quite a ways away from the Light Year.
This is great! The Simpsons consistently slams its own network. Now the other parts of the least impressive network on earth are angy. Waaaa i'm going to sue you for your "Too close to reality" sarcasm. Waaaaa.
I do find it funny that FOX has to use lawsuits to work together as a company.
Hi, I'm Sambo, and I'm an extroverted geek.
I don't know how it happened. All my geek friends are introverts that really enjoy coding while listening to 30 hour long techno tracks from Europe. While I enjoy techno, I really only grock it when we play Advanced D&D. I have a shorter attention span than most of my friends.
That's about it.
I get the feeling that this article presupposes that most geeks are introverts. Granted there are many that are, but there are many that AREN'T.
Mod me down. I'm a mountain troll.
These folks had a dream. They tried to make it work. When it became apparent that their solution was not viable, they had the honor to admit to it.
The hope of finding a solution to spam is expressed in the final line of their current site welcome screen:
We remain confident that the problem of spam is a solvable problem. Thank you for your help with this great experiment.
God bless them for trying.
Sign me up for law school!
An attorney can't go wrong in today's society.
(just kidding all you angry attorneys reading this who still owe $250,000 in student debt and are making $40,000 in a small town practice)
Reading that article was like going to the oracle and partaking of pure knowledge. Tim O'Reilly has the brains to shape the future. I'd vote for him for just about any public office. He has a global-centric, practical approach to business, economics and his words make a lot of sense.
I'm suprised that he's not on the Microsoft board of directors to help them see what's coming down the pike.
He mentions SETI-like applications that do not depend on a single piece of hardware, but do depend on connectivity to other devices. The idea of an Internet OS is very interesting. In a few years we won't be booting up to an os, we'll be booting up to Slashdot to get the posting fix.
Huzzah!
I must watch too much TV, because when I read the part about the judge rebuking Microsoft's Attorney for promising to deliver proof and then delivering nothing but hot air, I could only see Judge Judy scolding some white-trash trailer park yokel who was mad at her mother in law for playing with her children on days ending in "-y".
How sad is that?
Build an outsourcing company in Russia.
Hell, I speak Russian, I've got management experience, and I know where the on button is. What else do I need?
hmm...
What about:
Start up capital
Management Processes
Competent developers in Russia
Marketing
Pubic Relations
Public Relations
Just another
?
!
Profit!!!
Business Model
It's been 100 + degrees for the past week where I live. My place of work doesn't have a shower. I use a lot of antiperperant and a large fan to cool down after I get to work.
When I go home, I just sit on the air conditioning vent until the Simpsons are over.
Yeah, I stink.
I ride my mountain bike to work. I only live about 4 miles from work, which translates to a 15 minute ride to and from work. It's enough to keep me in pretty good shape.
Oh wait, also give up beer.
TODAY
I am reminded of the Prepaid Legal system of doing business. You call up and ask a question, and the next day, an attorney familiar with the area you are asking about calls you back to answer your questions and advise you. So maybe this isn't all that outdated of an idea after
IN REGARD TO THE SYSTEM IN THE ARTICLE:
To have this capability back in 1973 would have been unbelievable. In 1983, to have this available to every library in the US would have been an unbelievable achievement. To have it now is so slow that I start to go google eyed even thinking about it.
BUT
This is great for countries that are 20-30 years behind in technology. It will revolutionize the search for information for areas that are not as connected as the US.
MONEY!!!
I feel the pain of everyone who is forced into the quick and dirty path. It's somewhat like being forced to join the dark side of the force.
BUT:
When the client needs something done, and the quick and dirty way will deliver, businesses will almost always choose the quick and dirty way.
It is difficult to find a for profit company where profit is not a top priority.
It's one of the things that makes america great. We don't care how bad the product sucks, as long as someone will definitely buy it.
Here is a one line synopsis of the article:
If SCO wins, we'll worry about changing our approach. Since this hasn't occurred, we're not going to act like it already has.
Why would they do anything else? Let's start laying our developers and support teams off because SCO MIGHT be able to shut us down.
Even if SCO wins, the Linux corporations will likely find another path to offer what they've offered in the past: a quality software alternative to windows.
Is this really news?
http://216.239.37.104/search?q=cache:FOhL0ah_AIQJ: www.cyber.com.au/users/conz/linux_vs_sco_matrix.ht ml+Linux+vs.+SCO:+The+Decision+Matrix&hl=en&ie=UTF -8
Slashdot. The fastest crasher on the web.
Isn't the 9th circuit the court that said that the pledge of aliegence was unconstitutional?
This is the court that can't see past the end of its nose.
I hope the photographer wins in the appeals.