Or is Intel moving away from any sort of street cred they only started getting back with the Core 2 by seemingly flogging the Mhz myth again?
Nerds know better and your typical "user" doesn't care. Make a quality chip and spending a shit ton on marketing buzzwords is unnecessary. Nerds will buy it and sell it on word of mouth. Done. Fire your marketing people.
Have a credit card? Use a bank/credit union? Have utility bills? Ever buy anything without using cash? Wait wait, have a social security number (yes only applies to US citizens.) Ever fly on a commercial airline? Ever sign up for a "discount card" at a retail store? Ever leave the country? Let's not forget there is now even the possibility any international calls are being snooped on. AT&T is sending all your Internets to San Francisco!
And yet THIS is the one people choose to pay attention to.
They will label this thing for adults because Cookie Monster eats a fake pipe? All the while ignoring the radical fundamentalist, terrorist activites of Bert? I for one would never let my kids watch a show where they treat a perpetrator of such crimes against humanity as good as they do.
Wait, it actually sold MORE last month than the month before. That's a sign of a dying fad?
I eventually passed the console back to my friend and went back to playing my 360 / PC. Ah, see perhaps it's more "The Wii isn't my style." than it being a fad that is losing popularity.
It's very clear that if someone dislikes Apple, she or he must dislike most modern technology, too (Steve Ballmer certainly does!). It's because Apple is nothing else than the crown, unification, or culmination of modern technological achievement and all of its shit rules. Yeah sounds pretty close. Fanboism it is!
Some times you can see a glimmer of cool going on inside Microsoft. It's kind of a bummer, because obviously they have to have a lot of really bright folks working there. It seems when you get a certain level above peon is when it turns into the corporate monopolist with an eye on world domination everyone hates. Granted a lot of places work like that, but somehow MS always seems to take it to a new level.
$399 is hardly the classic Apple price tag. Yeah sure there is the 2yr service agreement, but anyone buying an iPhone probably has budgeted that into their lives for a while now anyway.
For the innovative interface and the included function of the device, this has to be one of Apple's LEAST "over priced" products. People keep saying "It's just a phone." It's a wifi enabled multifunction device, and yes a proper SDK is still vaporware, but it's coming. Try buying a wifi PDA, wifi digital camera (ok it's crap), a wifi mp3 player, and a cellular phone with an interface an invalid could navigate, all for $399 (without rebates or other glitzy bullshit marketing promos).
Personally, I think something like that is what computers WILL be in 10 years or more. All the user ends up doing is docking it. If that's the case, you know Apple will be getting props with it's "antique iPhone", deserved or not. They're like Blizzard of the hardware world. They take obvious fucking ideas, cutting edge technology, and sell it in a form that anyone from nerd to grandma loves. Apple isn't perfect but at least they try (and this is only their first stab at it).
FWIW, I'm not even an Apple fanboi. I bought my first iPod last March (when my 512 flash one died and I only bought an iPod because of how familiar I was with the interface) and haven't touched their PC's outside a retail store at all this year. I'd say the iPhone is far more useful for more than a few people. The gPhone demos don't really do anything that the iPhone doesn't. Only time will tell.
Everyone dogs on professional sports teams because of how they're all about money and the bling... But I still go "See they get it." when a team will come out on the playing field, court, diamond, rink, whatever as a group rather than have their names called out.
Anyone who cares knows the names of the people involved. Everyone else remembers what can happen when a group works together.
That said, who the fuck would want credit for that game anyway? This just makes it easier to leave that eye sore off your resume and get away with it.:D
That's the fuckin' thing man, how do you break the duopoly? I know it's fucked, my friends know it's fucked, my family, coworkers... People know it's fucked. How do you un-fuck it?
Sadly the only response I seem to get is "Realize it's fucked and move on." The root of the problem isn't the politicians. It's the people. We've been pandered too and now people are realizing how shitty it is and are clueless about what to do, so we ignore it.
It's not average Joe Wal*Mart shopper either. It's the poor, the middle class and above. It's everywhere. From the college grads down to the guy pumping gas. When it comes down to it, we're putting our immediate desires for whatever level of comfort we feel we've earned ahead of our long term social success. We let our kids be sold short on their education, we let our local police act like stormtroopers, we've replaced true social responsibility with feel good Political Correctness. As long as someone isn't called a bad name, then we're aces! The expectation to conform is stronger now than it ever was.
It's the people that are letting this happen. It's sad not enough realize (even if enough do, they do little about it (myself included)) that history has shown ignoring this shit only makes it worse.
Of course that's nothing, the Open Source version would cause you to grow hair in places you didn't know you had, cause raging BO problems and you'd go off on demeaning tangents over freedom of speech and beer.
I must be missing something. I don't get the harsh punishment for social crimes. This isn't anything like forcing your way into someone's home, destroying real property, inflicting physical harm, etc etc. Prison simply doesn't make sense. Fines, public service, restriction of freedoms on the outside would seem like a far more effective punishment for someone that is not violent or literally destructive. All shoving them in a cell does it screw them up and cost more money than it's worth (as far as actually deterring people from cracking systems). Putting violent people behind bars at least reduces their potential to inflict damage on the real world, which could be seen as a social benefit. I'm not so sure the same benefit exists for crackers. I could be wrong.
What shard of the multiverse did you pop out of long enough to post? Have you SEEN the state of politics in the world these days?
Personally I do feel the same about about spitting and littering. Stand up for yourself, and if you're a business owner, create a business based upon your principles. That's a much better motto than laying down and letting Big Brother steam roll over you. Once they get started they're near impossible to stop.
First of all, that wasn't what my argument was about. I would respect the rules of an establishment if they said up front "We don't allow use of phones by our patrons for the sanity of all." I would be pissed if they were simply looking to keep customers coming in by not saying anything and blocked my service; that's disingenuous. They want my money, then they need to be up front and honest about their practices.
Oh but wait you're right. No one anywhere ever should have to make concessions for another person. Let's ban everything just to make sure NO ONE is EVER offended!
jamming cellphones is ridiculous. it's about as useful as throwing a spammer in prison for 50 years. it doesn't do anything to impact the practice.
i STILL have yet to be intruded upon so heinously (in fact not at all i can remember) by someone on a phone either at a restaurant, movie, play, etc that makes me think this is at all a rational response (i live in a metro area of 2.2 million. so it's not like i'm in the sticks where no one has a phone).
i rotate on call shift with the other IT guys. granted i won't goto a movie or something that would be boned by the intrusion, but i won't stop myself from going to a nice restaurant because of it and expect that i'll be reachable.
if this were a story about DRM everyone would be crying that the MAFIAA is "screwing over the responsible ones because of the bad acts of the few". if i'm on my phone at the store, i get off before standing in line, don't do it at the bank, don't do it at movies, if i'm at a restaurant i'll quickly goto a better place and call back.
there was another poster who got it right, establishments need to make it known to patrons if they allow phone use and enforce it. not pull some underhanded sneaky bullshit. that will piss customers off more.
thus has made virtually every american richer. Except for the proprietors of small town mom and pop shops it put out of business by offering lower prices only to raise them once the competition was gone.
WTF. This is a data center, not Umbrella Corp. I think a couple guards or night staff that are properly trained to use firearms would be sufficient. And maybe they could learn to lock the damn doors.
Actually for a pirate, Blockbuster is the better deal (not that I have looked into this. I'm legit. Promise.)
For 17.99 a month you get 3 by mail at once, unlimited by mail per month, PLUS you can take them into the store and trade each in for store flicks, and they STILL mail you your next 3.
A pirate could kick ass on volume with Blockbuster. Not that I would ever look at it that way. I'm legit. Promise.
For a minute there I was going to mod -1 overrated but I thought I'd reply instead. Apparently some mods were swayed by your flashing for the cameras and offering up a sound bite.
But as I see it, even if the MPAA *did* blame it on piracy, the article is about Netflix *winning*, so right there is a built in counter-argument. That is to say, "If it's piracy, MPAA, then shouldn't Netflix be eating shit too??"
However, there is the argument that the MPAA is a buncha lying fucks, so in a way you have a point. Don't put anything beyond them, even if there is a possibly logical argument to the contrary.
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Or is Intel moving away from any sort of street cred they only started getting back with the Core 2 by seemingly flogging the Mhz myth again?
Nerds know better and your typical "user" doesn't care. Make a quality chip and spending a shit ton on marketing buzzwords is unnecessary. Nerds will buy it and sell it on word of mouth. Done. Fire your marketing people.
Of companies that AREN'T tracking you.
Have a credit card? Use a bank/credit union? Have utility bills? Ever buy anything without using cash? Wait wait, have a social security number (yes only applies to US citizens.) Ever fly on a commercial airline? Ever sign up for a "discount card" at a retail store? Ever leave the country? Let's not forget there is now even the possibility any international calls are being snooped on. AT&T is sending all your Internets to San Francisco!
And yet THIS is the one people choose to pay attention to.
Hm.
They will label this thing for adults because Cookie Monster eats a fake pipe? All the while ignoring the radical fundamentalist, terrorist activites of Bert? I for one would never let my kids watch a show where they treat a perpetrator of such crimes against humanity as good as they do.
Some times you can see a glimmer of cool going on inside Microsoft. It's kind of a bummer, because obviously they have to have a lot of really bright folks working there. It seems when you get a certain level above peon is when it turns into the corporate monopolist with an eye on world domination everyone hates. Granted a lot of places work like that, but somehow MS always seems to take it to a new level.
The only *REAL* problem with the iPhone is AT&T.
$399 is hardly the classic Apple price tag. Yeah sure there is the 2yr service agreement, but anyone buying an iPhone probably has budgeted that into their lives for a while now anyway.
For the innovative interface and the included function of the device, this has to be one of Apple's LEAST "over priced" products. People keep saying "It's just a phone." It's a wifi enabled multifunction device, and yes a proper SDK is still vaporware, but it's coming. Try buying a wifi PDA, wifi digital camera (ok it's crap), a wifi mp3 player, and a cellular phone with an interface an invalid could navigate, all for $399 (without rebates or other glitzy bullshit marketing promos).
Personally, I think something like that is what computers WILL be in 10 years or more. All the user ends up doing is docking it. If that's the case, you know Apple will be getting props with it's "antique iPhone", deserved or not. They're like Blizzard of the hardware world. They take obvious fucking ideas, cutting edge technology, and sell it in a form that anyone from nerd to grandma loves. Apple isn't perfect but at least they try (and this is only their first stab at it).
FWIW, I'm not even an Apple fanboi. I bought my first iPod last March (when my 512 flash one died and I only bought an iPod because of how familiar I was with the interface) and haven't touched their PC's outside a retail store at all this year. I'd say the iPhone is far more useful for more than a few people. The gPhone demos don't really do anything that the iPhone doesn't. Only time will tell.
We see this like every 6 months to a year. The answer is always one of three things...
Consult a lawyer.
Find a new job.
or something to the effect of...
Cross out or amend the items in question. Initial the changes, then sign the document. If they don't like it see 1 and/or 2.
We vote directly for members of Congress. We don't vote directly for the president. See here
Everyone dogs on professional sports teams because of how they're all about money and the bling... But I still go "See they get it." when a team will come out on the playing field, court, diamond, rink, whatever as a group rather than have their names called out.
:D
Anyone who cares knows the names of the people involved. Everyone else remembers what can happen when a group works together.
That said, who the fuck would want credit for that game anyway? This just makes it easier to leave that eye sore off your resume and get away with it.
That's the fuckin' thing man, how do you break the duopoly? I know it's fucked, my friends know it's fucked, my family, coworkers... People know it's fucked. How do you un-fuck it?
Sadly the only response I seem to get is "Realize it's fucked and move on." The root of the problem isn't the politicians. It's the people. We've been pandered too and now people are realizing how shitty it is and are clueless about what to do, so we ignore it.
It's not average Joe Wal*Mart shopper either. It's the poor, the middle class and above. It's everywhere. From the college grads down to the guy pumping gas. When it comes down to it, we're putting our immediate desires for whatever level of comfort we feel we've earned ahead of our long term social success. We let our kids be sold short on their education, we let our local police act like stormtroopers, we've replaced true social responsibility with feel good Political Correctness. As long as someone isn't called a bad name, then we're aces! The expectation to conform is stronger now than it ever was.
It's the people that are letting this happen. It's sad not enough realize (even if enough do, they do little about it (myself included)) that history has shown ignoring this shit only makes it worse.
It "works" to keep them in office come election time. "Look what laws we passed to help protect you from being called a mean name!"
They could always quit. But that would be taking the easy way out and wouldn't earn them sympathy.
Of course that's nothing, the Open Source version would cause you to grow hair in places you didn't know you had, cause raging BO problems and you'd go off on demeaning tangents over freedom of speech and beer.
I must be missing something. I don't get the harsh punishment for social crimes. This isn't anything like forcing your way into someone's home, destroying real property, inflicting physical harm, etc etc. Prison simply doesn't make sense. Fines, public service, restriction of freedoms on the outside would seem like a far more effective punishment for someone that is not violent or literally destructive. All shoving them in a cell does it screw them up and cost more money than it's worth (as far as actually deterring people from cracking systems). Putting violent people behind bars at least reduces their potential to inflict damage on the real world, which could be seen as a social benefit. I'm not so sure the same benefit exists for crackers. I could be wrong.
Sounds like more fun than my job. Where do I sign up?
What shard of the multiverse did you pop out of long enough to post? Have you SEEN the state of politics in the world these days?
Personally I do feel the same about about spitting and littering. Stand up for yourself, and if you're a business owner, create a business based upon your principles. That's a much better motto than laying down and letting Big Brother steam roll over you. Once they get started they're near impossible to stop.
First of all, that wasn't what my argument was about. I would respect the rules of an establishment if they said up front "We don't allow use of phones by our patrons for the sanity of all." I would be pissed if they were simply looking to keep customers coming in by not saying anything and blocked my service; that's disingenuous. They want my money, then they need to be up front and honest about their practices.
Oh but wait you're right. No one anywhere ever should have to make concessions for another person. Let's ban everything just to make sure NO ONE is EVER offended!
Wow, no shit. Thanks for illuminating that for me.
You know if more game companies (*cough* any of them) made native clients we'd have a different PC industry too.
jamming cellphones is ridiculous. it's about as useful as throwing a spammer in prison for 50 years. it doesn't do anything to impact the practice.
i STILL have yet to be intruded upon so heinously (in fact not at all i can remember) by someone on a phone either at a restaurant, movie, play, etc that makes me think this is at all a rational response (i live in a metro area of 2.2 million. so it's not like i'm in the sticks where no one has a phone).
i rotate on call shift with the other IT guys. granted i won't goto a movie or something that would be boned by the intrusion, but i won't stop myself from going to a nice restaurant because of it and expect that i'll be reachable.
if this were a story about DRM everyone would be crying that the MAFIAA is "screwing over the responsible ones because of the bad acts of the few". if i'm on my phone at the store, i get off before standing in line, don't do it at the bank, don't do it at movies, if i'm at a restaurant i'll quickly goto a better place and call back.
there was another poster who got it right, establishments need to make it known to patrons if they allow phone use and enforce it. not pull some underhanded sneaky bullshit. that will piss customers off more.
What no sharks with laser beams on their head?
WTF. This is a data center, not Umbrella Corp. I think a couple guards or night staff that are properly trained to use firearms would be sufficient. And maybe they could learn to lock the damn doors.
Yes but don't you see the problem, "It was a crime she didn't commit!"
Duh!
Actually for a pirate, Blockbuster is the better deal (not that I have looked into this. I'm legit. Promise.)
For 17.99 a month you get 3 by mail at once, unlimited by mail per month, PLUS you can take them into the store and trade each in for store flicks, and they STILL mail you your next 3.
A pirate could kick ass on volume with Blockbuster. Not that I would ever look at it that way. I'm legit. Promise.
For a minute there I was going to mod -1 overrated but I thought I'd reply instead. Apparently some mods were swayed by your flashing for the cameras and offering up a sound bite.
But as I see it, even if the MPAA *did* blame it on piracy, the article is about Netflix *winning*, so right there is a built in counter-argument. That is to say, "If it's piracy, MPAA, then shouldn't Netflix be eating shit too??"
However, there is the argument that the MPAA is a buncha lying fucks, so in a way you have a point. Don't put anything beyond them, even if there is a possibly logical argument to the contrary.