Studies are proving that we are not as connected as thought.
"The result is the development of the "Bow Tie" Theory. One of the initial discoveries of this ongoing study shatters the number one myth about the Web... in truth, the Web is less connected than previously thought
Well, if we all had our way, we would have the money to buy our own house without borrowing money. How much do you pay in interest?
Point is, leasing is borrowing as well. You probably don't have to make payments as long, and maybe in the future we can afford to buy. Isn't that what everyone thinks?
But if everyone continues to lease, those prices will go up and soon we will no longer be able to buy.
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IT's easier from a corporate perspective to sell a product that is required by law. That way, even if the consumer wouldn't buy the product, they will have to in order to stay "legal".
A big reason for this is because of people suing each other and the court systems running amuck.
Post a warning label or get sued for millions, hmmmm.
I once heard that a small town had an annual refridgerator race. One guy's fridge went out of control and he hit a tree. He sued the refridgerator company. Maybe just a myth....
Well, MS Access is replicating itself at work by "higher ups" making decisions, and it costs us more money to support it. Now, might as well be a virus if you ask me.
Well, we could wait until another world war? Maybe we could send thousands of troups to die to stop another world war? Or, use our technical advantage and save our own lives in something we didn't want to happen in the first place, and don't want to be forced to deal with in another world war?
You can argue this. You can also say that the industrial countries of the world are polluting our world.
The only solution is to get rid of all technology and machines. Go back to being cave man and then club each other to death. (Look out for those running elephants)
The most knowledgable programming language you could use is one you wrote yourself.
This discussion reminds me of command line versus GUI. I can do some thing faster with a GUI than command line, and vice versa. Depends what you know, and how well the GUI is. You can always tweak more if you yourself have more control.
In software engineering, what percent of total costs go towards maintenance? (I believe it is the highest category)
Add to the fact that many people making decisions in corporate america do not have the technical know how to make those decisions. Those who do will save time and money.
So, if you make software, the amount of support will depend on the managers that make decisions for your company, what software engineering model they use, and then and only then the technical level of your users. (What is the help menu for?)
Slashdot Mirror
What kind of internet connection can you get there?
no shutdown = open
Yes, you would think so.
Yes, I believe they will tell us that Pepsi causes cancer in a few years....
Sounds like you have a Poltergeist to me.
"The result is the development of the "Bow Tie" Theory. One of the initial discoveries of this ongoing study shatters the number one myth about the Web ... in truth, the Web is less connected than previously thought
Hah!
I never liked a Mac GUI. Everyone has their preferences, and with Linux you can choose. This is the difference.
Point is, leasing is borrowing as well. You probably don't have to make payments as long, and maybe in the future we can afford to buy. Isn't that what everyone thinks?
But if everyone continues to lease, those prices will go up and soon we will no longer be able to buy.
IT's easier from a corporate perspective to sell a product that is required by law. That way, even if the consumer wouldn't buy the product, they will have to in order to stay "legal".
The richer get richer, the poorer get poorer. Renting definetly proceeds this issue.
They don't go after slashdot. They go after big corporations that can't afford not to be compatible with the rest of the world.
Then again, try teaching without a degree.
Post a warning label or get sued for millions, hmmmm.
I once heard that a small town had an annual refridgerator race. One guy's fridge went out of control and he hit a tree. He sued the refridgerator company. Maybe just a myth....
Well, MS Access is replicating itself at work by "higher ups" making decisions, and it costs us more money to support it. Now, might as well be a virus if you ask me.
If a tree falls in a forest, does it make a sound if you didn't hear it?
Didn't the US bomb some terrorists a year or so back? Don't remember who or why, just that it resembled a movie at the time.
You can argue this. You can also say that the industrial countries of the world are polluting our world.
The only solution is to get rid of all technology and machines. Go back to being cave man and then club each other to death. (Look out for those running elephants)
Well, Echelon is already in place, and nobody seems to know for sure who runs it. Maybe they want to make it "official"?
Unless you are talking about a person at work that has that file extension hidden, and thinks its a gif file.
This discussion reminds me of command line versus GUI. I can do some thing faster with a GUI than command line, and vice versa. Depends what you know, and how well the GUI is. You can always tweak more if you yourself have more control.
Then, depending on the support you get from other companies will factor in to the amount of support you need.
The decisions made by management reach much further that one step below them.
Thanks, I'll forward that to my boss.
How much does your company lose when things go apeshit versus paying for more support?
Add to the fact that many people making decisions in corporate america do not have the technical know how to make those decisions. Those who do will save time and money.
So, if you make software, the amount of support will depend on the managers that make decisions for your company, what software engineering model they use, and then and only then the technical level of your users. (What is the help menu for?)