[quote]I have plenty of mp4 movies on my server that will just set itself to admin with no password after I do not log in within a 6 month time frame. But what about the huge amount spent on digital content every year? [/quote] Uh, why?
As for the rest, pass on anything that's DRM-free (like the iTunes and Amazon music), and delete the DRM movies. If they want the movies they can buy it for themselves.
You are aware that teens are highly susceptible to peer pressure and doing stupid shit to look cool, right? No, of course not. That would require a semblance of knowledge of the outside world.
Managers and executives are always looking at successful companies (or reading books about them). That's part of their job: to keep up with developments in their professional field. And if something seems to be working well for one company, it makes a lot of sense to try it in another.
The difference is made by the quality of the manager. Bad ones will blindly copy something they think worked for another firm, then fail to recognise success or understand the reasons behind a failure.
Oh, god, so fucking true. Years ago TBWA, and ad agency, tried to make all the workers have no fixed desk area; they all had laptops and "hotel" stations to work at. Of course, some were better positioned that others, so the early birds got their choice of seats. This lead to any number of problems, and the practice was stopped.
At my last job, something similar was implemented at the parent company, and my director heard all these great things about it and wanted to do it here. "All the managers love it!" he said. "So what do the employees think?" I asked, and never got an answer.
Apple did it's own thing for a very long time. The result that Apple was marginalized and nearly forgotten until Steve Jobs came back. At which point he pretty much abdicated the PC market.
History is now repeating itself with Apple's new consumer electronics business.
Massive profits, guaranteeing the company will be around a long time?
And yet there are a lot of great shows on TV nowadays, and the mid to late 20 somethings in my office are up on all of them. Very few watch reality shows. They watch Justified, Walking Dead, Game Of Thrones, etc.
Yes, that's one of the great things I loved about the Culture novels. Essentially: if you could do just about anything with your life, what would you do? Some zip around the galaxies getting in dangerous adventures, some stay on their orbital and have really amazing parties, some stick to their home planets and garden.
Well said. I've not much more to add other than having been a fan of his books over the years and gotten a few friends reading him, it's very sad to hear of his health situation. Definitely will be missed.
I have the "ability" to affect *some* street lights. It's always the same ones *but* it doesn't always work. It seems to depend on my mood for some reason. When I approach they turn off and once I'm past them they light up again.
I think the light sensors may have extremely varying properties and that some may happen to pick up on some kind of energy and/or frequencies that people emit. I also think that people who can see "auras" see the same thing, their eyes pick up something outside of the visible spectrum.
I've once seen a video where a guy had to prove he had the same ability, as if all street lights were manufactured with the exact same atomic patterns. There's variations in each and every single things we make. As an example, some people may be able to crack a board in two with their bare fists, other boards will resist the punches because maybe it's a different wood type, maybe it's because of the wood grain, etc. Same thing applies to everything, on the atomic level.
Hi. That's called Confirmation Bias. You do not have supernatural powers.
This is the most laughable aspect of the damn article: he wants to run a ton of computers at full blast to "go green." Last I checked, the utility company doesn't take BitCoins as payment.
The "warmer" argument is also pretty stupid. Who said we're supposed to hear things through the analog distortion of a record player?
As for Neil's argument up there in the summary, it's also pretty dumb for the same reason. You've never been able to buy music that matches the fidelity and sound of the master tapes, so why bring it up?
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Laffo at 17 being an unlucky number in Italy. You have to rearrange the damn letters first to even make the words that are supposed to be "bad."
Man, superstitions are the dumbest thing in so many ways. At least the "shi" thing has some sort of explanation that makes a bit of sense.
[quote]I have plenty of mp4 movies on my server that will just set itself to admin with no password after I do not log in within a 6 month time frame. But what about the huge amount spent on digital content every year? [/quote]
Uh, why?
As for the rest, pass on anything that's DRM-free (like the iTunes and Amazon music), and delete the DRM movies. If they want the movies they can buy it for themselves.
You are aware that teens are highly susceptible to peer pressure and doing stupid shit to look cool, right? No, of course not. That would require a semblance of knowledge of the outside world.
Could we contain this radiant flux for later use, in some sort of storage device? I'm thinking of something much like a capacitor.
Don't be silly; that would totally deflate the value of Ferraris, hookers AND blow! How else am I supposed to finance this casino?
Managers and executives are always looking at successful companies (or reading books about them). That's part of their job: to keep up with developments in their professional field. And if something seems to be working well for one company, it makes a lot of sense to try it in another.
The difference is made by the quality of the manager. Bad ones will blindly copy something they think worked for another firm, then fail to recognise success or understand the reasons behind a failure.
Oh, god, so fucking true. Years ago TBWA, and ad agency, tried to make all the workers have no fixed desk area; they all had laptops and "hotel" stations to work at. Of course, some were better positioned that others, so the early birds got their choice of seats. This lead to any number of problems, and the practice was stopped.
At my last job, something similar was implemented at the parent company, and my director heard all these great things about it and wanted to do it here. "All the managers love it!" he said. "So what do the employees think?" I asked, and never got an answer.
Apple did it's own thing for a very long time. The result that Apple was marginalized and nearly forgotten until Steve Jobs came back. At which point he pretty much abdicated the PC market.
History is now repeating itself with Apple's new consumer electronics business.
Massive profits, guaranteeing the company will be around a long time?
What about ADM?
NBC: 30 Rock (RIP), Community, Parks & Recreation. Possibly others, I'm sure they fill the rest of the week somehow.
And yet there are a lot of great shows on TV nowadays, and the mid to late 20 somethings in my office are up on all of them. Very few watch reality shows. They watch Justified, Walking Dead, Game Of Thrones, etc.
So what do the great-grandchildren study?
Yes, that's one of the great things I loved about the Culture novels. Essentially: if you could do just about anything with your life, what would you do? Some zip around the galaxies getting in dangerous adventures, some stay on their orbital and have really amazing parties, some stick to their home planets and garden.
Not without some Raw Spirit to go along with!
Well said. I've not much more to add other than having been a fan of his books over the years and gotten a few friends reading him, it's very sad to hear of his health situation. Definitely will be missed.
I have the "ability" to affect *some* street lights. It's always the same ones *but* it doesn't always work. It seems to depend on my mood for some reason. When I approach they turn off and once I'm past them they light up again.
I think the light sensors may have extremely varying properties and that some may happen to pick up on some kind of energy and/or frequencies that people emit. I also think that people who can see "auras" see the same thing, their eyes pick up something outside of the visible spectrum.
I've once seen a video where a guy had to prove he had the same ability, as if all street lights were manufactured with the exact same atomic patterns. There's variations in each and every single things we make. As an example, some people may be able to crack a board in two with their bare fists, other boards will resist the punches because maybe it's a different wood type, maybe it's because of the wood grain, etc. Same thing applies to everything, on the atomic level.
Hi. That's called Confirmation Bias. You do not have supernatural powers.
The 24 years is even stupider when you realize the guys who actually did the drug running got far more lenient sentences. THAT is madness doubled.
Tablets are a tool for consumption not production or creativity. They can be used for it in the same way I can stir my coffee with a pen.
You clearly have no idea what you're talking about.
This is the most laughable aspect of the damn article: he wants to run a ton of computers at full blast to "go green." Last I checked, the utility company doesn't take BitCoins as payment.
The "warmer" argument is also pretty stupid. Who said we're supposed to hear things through the analog distortion of a record player?
As for Neil's argument up there in the summary, it's also pretty dumb for the same reason. You've never been able to buy music that matches the fidelity and sound of the master tapes, so why bring it up?
No, Microsoft came out with Metro because they don't know what the fuck they're doing.
I'd always hoped she'd marry Afrika Bambaataa.
Damnit, I knew putting that golden record on that thing would bring no good!
"US schools are awful" is mostly being said by people who have friends investing or running charter schools. Follow the money.
I, too, take health advice from standup comics.
Or you can teach your kids to turn off the fucking lights when they don't need them.