By the time I have them trained in programming, graphic design, hardware, sound, writing, producing, and directing their salary is usually 1-2m per year, that's just much too expensive!
WTF are you on about? Hackers, by definition, don't need training, they figure shit out - often, in my experience, much faster than the pedigreed ponies.
You don't 'train' hackers, you give us a problem and we solve it, either through finesse or brute force - whichever is most effective at the time.
You're joking, right? A hacker is, by definition, someone overqualified for every job where the dress code includes the word "business" in its description. Why the hell would someone like that want to work for peanuts, creating miracles out of thin air with no budget? Because they find it challenging? Bitch, please -- we want to get paid, and if I'm working for a place that values IT so little they can't even come up with a budget for things that would (by your own definition!) render improvements to their infrastructure, what are the odds of promotion? A raise? Benefits? Answer: Zilch. Nothing. Nodda. Zero.
Oh, in the name of all that's Holy, this.
I've been that guy - tasked with the nigh-impossible, no budget to speak of, and oh yea, paid $10/hr to make it happen.
I got the job done every time, often doing more than was required, and typically for even less money than the meager pittance I was given for the project. Did it make an appreciable difference regarding my employer's attitude towards IT? You be the judge: I got fired for asking for a raise a week after finishing the most elaborate project ever for said employer (Totally automated, solar powered, Wifi enabled outdoor camera system, one I was quite proud of considering I literally cobbled 90% together from parts laying around the shop).
I am a hacker in the classic sense, in that I make shit work, but not for what these asshole employers are willing to pay. Not anymore.
Personally I wouldn't be surprised if iOS 6 supports the 3GS. The 3GS is basically using the same CPU and GPU architectures as the more modern phones, unlike the discontinued 3G
With a Sociology degree, he may have better luck looking into the data-mining/ "user-engineering" side of I.T. than actual system administration. Probably better money there as well.
Technically the statement is subjective (especially considering we're talking about software that hasn't even been released yet), and thus incapable of being either right or wrong.
My wife is an actuary and she just told me you don't understand dick about how insurance works.
No, I don't. All I know is that I pay a higher premium than the guy next to me solely because I was honest when I signed up and told them I am a tobacco user.
So, instead of explaining why I'm wrong, which I assume you would do if you were being genuine, you (and your bitch of a wife, which I will retract if you're the one who put the 'dick' in her mouth, no pun intended, but definitely noted and laughed at) respond like some egotistic asshole?
Congrats, you just won a nomination for Douchebag of the Week!
Next time, try this.and perhaps you won't come of as such a prick.
It may be a weak excuse, but its a strong survival trait.
Not really, it only appears that way in the short term. In the long run, everyone ends up spending far more resources than it's worth fighting pointless battles that do not move the ball forward, so to speak, but freeze it at a certain point.
Wars of attrition, which is essentially what we're talking about here, never work out well for any group involved. Sure, one side (typically the one with the most resources to waste) will typically win, but the cost/benefit ratio is seldom in the positive.
I suppose it could be argued that "survival trait" could mean that the behavior keeps one alive, albeit at a standstill, but I tend to disagree as I believe survival = adaptation, and adaptation = forward movement, therefore stagnation != survival. YMMV.
In the current litigious environment, Apple would be foolish not to acquire as many patents as possible.
Or they could use their vast resources to get the system changes so it's not so stupidly litigious.. but then they wouldn't be able to use it to their own advantage.
"Everybody else is a fuckhead, which justifies me being one too" is one of the weakest excuses in human history.
If you choose to be fat, if you choose to smoke, if you choose to live an unhealthy lifestyle, you should be the one to pay for your healthcare expenses.
Glances at insurance paperwork, notes increased premium due to "Smoker" checkbox being filled...
Bullshit, my pets enjoy more freedom than you or I ever will, especially the cats.
Right. So you allow your cats to procreate at their own whim? Or maybe not, because you chose to surgically remove their reproductive organs... This is certainly not something the cat had any say in.
Oh, fuck you. You're obviously one of those bleeding-heart types that doesn't think shit through - i.e., bitching about spaying/neutering pets. Yea, how terrible of me to want to keep the pet population under control, because I'm sick of walking into animal shelters (which I would wager I contribute far more time and finances to helping than your selfish ass) overflowing with castoffs from pricks like you who refuse to neuter their animals.
Yea, what a monster I am.
You can argue that "it's for their own good" or whatever, but I'm sure people thought the same thing about the slaves they brought over to America from Africa. I mean, who wouldn't want to live in America, the land of the brave? Gotta be better than Africa, right? Sure, you'll have to harvest my barley and I guess I won't pay you anything and maybe I'll whip you if you misbehave, but at least I'll shelter you. Maybe I'll decide for you what food you get to eat, keep your food dish full of some processed crap that isn't even fit for human consumption. Oh, and I'll decide for you when it's time for you to die. Sounds like freedom to me.
Fuck your fallacy of equivocation, too. Comparing pet ownership to human ownership? Really? Calling that a stretch is giving too much credit.
Tell you what, the day my horribly coddled kitties start singing spirituals about the oppression of never having to worry about their next meal and a warm, dry, safe place to sleep, I'll consider not feeding them or showing them love anymore. That's what you're aiming for, right? Maybe you want me to let them go feral so Animal Control can kidnap and execute them? How compassionate.
I'm all for treating animals with respect, but people like you take it entirely too fucking far, and sadly, I'm all out of fucks to give.
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What a douchebag...
By the time I have them trained in programming, graphic design, hardware, sound, writing, producing, and directing their salary is usually 1-2m per year, that's just much too expensive!
WTF are you on about? Hackers, by definition, don't need training, they figure shit out - often, in my experience, much faster than the pedigreed ponies.
You don't 'train' hackers, you give us a problem and we solve it, either through finesse or brute force - whichever is most effective at the time.
You're joking, right? A hacker is, by definition, someone overqualified for every job where the dress code includes the word "business" in its description. Why the hell would someone like that want to work for peanuts, creating miracles out of thin air with no budget? Because they find it challenging? Bitch, please -- we want to get paid, and if I'm working for a place that values IT so little they can't even come up with a budget for things that would (by your own definition!) render improvements to their infrastructure, what are the odds of promotion? A raise? Benefits? Answer: Zilch. Nothing. Nodda. Zero.
Oh, in the name of all that's Holy, this.
I've been that guy - tasked with the nigh-impossible, no budget to speak of, and oh yea, paid $10/hr to make it happen.
I got the job done every time, often doing more than was required, and typically for even less money than the meager pittance I was given for the project. Did it make an appreciable difference regarding my employer's attitude towards IT? You be the judge: I got fired for asking for a raise a week after finishing the most elaborate project ever for said employer (Totally automated, solar powered, Wifi enabled outdoor camera system, one I was quite proud of considering I literally cobbled 90% together from parts laying around the shop).
I am a hacker in the classic sense, in that I make shit work, but not for what these asshole employers are willing to pay. Not anymore.
Actually, they hid their activities EXTREMELY well.
No they didn't. Everyone with half a functioning brain knew that Mossad and the U.S. have been behind these activities from the beginning.
You have obviously never dealt with people who still believe there's a difference between D and R, especially during an election year.
If R supporters think they can blame the D, no matter how insanely ridiculous the rationale, they will. Same goes for the inverse.
"Half a functioning brain" is giving them far too much credit.
Those people have obviously never heard Occam's Razor.
Give? you mean lend at 23% interest, right?
Citation, plz, that everyone receiving bailout monies actually paid that percentage.
Personally I wouldn't be surprised if iOS 6 supports the 3GS. The 3GS is basically using the same CPU and GPU architectures as the more modern phones, unlike the discontinued 3G
Good point, hadn't thought of that.
Warehouse 13 is ok, as is Alpha's, but you are right, their programming has decended into the realms of WTF!
Which, considering this is the network that brought us such gems as Uber-Croc vs Mega-Shark, that's really saying something.
If we could get a la carte programming, cable costs would plummet...
Until the cable companies convinced their bought-and-paid-for pet politicians to give them billions of taxpayer dollars in bailout money.
Hey, it worked for the auto manufacturers and banks, why wouldn't it work for the 'content providers?'
Sell $10 widgets to 50 people for $80 each:
80 x 50 - 80 = $3,920
Sell $10 widgets to 100 people for $50 each:
50 x 100 - 50 = $4,950
Is this the droid you were looking for?
But at least you don't need cable to have them sell you a replica of the Iron Throne for 30,000$
http://www.geekologie.com/2012/06/hbo-selling-30000-game-of-thrones-throne.php
30 large for a fiberglass prop?
Bah. Call me when they start selling one made out of real swords.
1: Certifications
2. Networking (the people kind)
With a Sociology degree, he may have better luck looking into the data-mining/ "user-engineering" side of I.T. than actual system administration. Probably better money there as well.
Can I run any software I want on my own device yet, without having to hack around security meant to give that control to someone else?
Yeah, you'd have to use the absinthe security patch with version 5.1.1.
TL:DR?
Obviously.
You gotta admit, technically they're right.
Technically the statement is subjective (especially considering we're talking about software that hasn't even been released yet), and thus incapable of being either right or wrong.
Can anyone zoom in enough to spot the price sticker? I reckon the charge to upgrade for existing users isn't going to go down too well...
The price sticker will probably say "Free".
Probably right, that is unless the upgrade is unavailable for your device (i.e. older iPhones), or breaks it.
Under those circumstances, I contend the upgrade price will be the price of whatever phone Apple is pimping at the time of iOS 6's release.
Nobody sucks Apple's dick harder than Apple.*
:D
Nobody.
* OK, so technically that applies to the marketing department of, well, everyone who does marketing... but we're not discussing them now, are we?
My wife is an actuary and she just told me you don't understand dick about how insurance works.
No, I don't. All I know is that I pay a higher premium than the guy next to me solely because I was honest when I signed up and told them I am a tobacco user. So, instead of explaining why I'm wrong, which I assume you would do if you were being genuine, you (and your bitch of a wife, which I will retract if you're the one who put the 'dick' in her mouth, no pun intended, but definitely noted and laughed at) respond like some egotistic asshole?
Congrats, you just won a nomination for Douchebag of the Week!
Next time, try this.and perhaps you won't come of as such a prick.
Wow, -1? I was thinking exactly the same thing, but you beat me to posting. Parent should have been +5 informative
Seconded, and with the cajones to say so without going AC.
Granted, OP could have gone about it much more elegantly, but I think they got the point across.
It may be a weak excuse, but its a strong survival trait.
Not really, it only appears that way in the short term. In the long run, everyone ends up spending far more resources than it's worth fighting pointless battles that do not move the ball forward, so to speak, but freeze it at a certain point.
Wars of attrition, which is essentially what we're talking about here, never work out well for any group involved. Sure, one side (typically the one with the most resources to waste) will typically win, but the cost/benefit ratio is seldom in the positive.
I suppose it could be argued that "survival trait" could mean that the behavior keeps one alive, albeit at a standstill, but I tend to disagree as I believe survival = adaptation, and adaptation = forward movement, therefore stagnation != survival. YMMV.
In the current litigious environment, Apple would be foolish not to acquire as many patents as possible.
Or they could use their vast resources to get the system changes so it's not so stupidly litigious.. but then they wouldn't be able to use it to their own advantage.
"Everybody else is a fuckhead, which justifies me being one too" is one of the weakest excuses in human history.
i once saw the quote that said it better than i could: "If elections changed anything they'd have been outlawed years ago".
Yea, that is a good one, isn't it?
If you choose to be fat, if you choose to smoke, if you choose to live an unhealthy lifestyle, you should be the one to pay for your healthcare expenses.
Glances at insurance paperwork, notes increased premium due to "Smoker" checkbox being filled...
Huh, and here I thought I already did...
Oh, wait - 'California.'
Nevermind...
Man, I am so glad I live in the midwest...
A lot of Irish were blowing stuff up in the 80's...
This made me laugh uncontrollably, then feel bad for doing so...
Bullshit, my pets enjoy more freedom than you or I ever will, especially the cats. Right. So you allow your cats to procreate at their own whim? Or maybe not, because you chose to surgically remove their reproductive organs... This is certainly not something the cat had any say in.
Oh, fuck you. You're obviously one of those bleeding-heart types that doesn't think shit through - i.e., bitching about spaying/neutering pets. Yea, how terrible of me to want to keep the pet population under control, because I'm sick of walking into animal shelters (which I would wager I contribute far more time and finances to helping than your selfish ass) overflowing with castoffs from pricks like you who refuse to neuter their animals.
Yea, what a monster I am.
You can argue that "it's for their own good" or whatever, but I'm sure people thought the same thing about the slaves they brought over to America from Africa. I mean, who wouldn't want to live in America, the land of the brave? Gotta be better than Africa, right? Sure, you'll have to harvest my barley and I guess I won't pay you anything and maybe I'll whip you if you misbehave, but at least I'll shelter you. Maybe I'll decide for you what food you get to eat, keep your food dish full of some processed crap that isn't even fit for human consumption. Oh, and I'll decide for you when it's time for you to die. Sounds like freedom to me.
Fuck your fallacy of equivocation, too. Comparing pet ownership to human ownership? Really? Calling that a stretch is giving too much credit.
Tell you what, the day my horribly coddled kitties start singing spirituals about the oppression of never having to worry about their next meal and a warm, dry, safe place to sleep, I'll consider not feeding them or showing them love anymore. That's what you're aiming for, right? Maybe you want me to let them go feral so Animal Control can kidnap and execute them? How compassionate.
I'm all for treating animals with respect, but people like you take it entirely too fucking far, and sadly, I'm all out of fucks to give.
Bill Nye
and
Beakman's World
Hey, can't be any worse than the "education" he's received up to this point...