I believe you're correct. The good thing about Ross Perot was he brought the government debt into public debate. President Clinton and Congress made some modest efforts toward balancing the budget and were unexpectedly successful at least for a few years. Without Ross Perot bringing the issue to the public's attention, there probably wouldn't have been any effort by our political leaders in that direction whatsoever. So I say good for Ron Paul.
It can be. There are posts that are rants and there are posts that are insightful. Not all rants are insightful and not everything insightful is a rant but there is such a thing as an insightful rant. The Google employee's post was one of those things.
After getting tired of screwing around building PCs from parts I decided to get one of the hp ready to ship models. I'm quite satisfied. It was easy to set up, runs every game I want to play and is stable. I also had one of their TouchSmart all-in-one models (where the computer is built into a touch screen). It was quite nice but someone stole it. The point is, hp does have some good products coming out of the PC division. It would be stupid to let it go just because margins are small.
I already knew that but that's not the point I was trying to make. Even if you don't spend your money you are still spending your time. Why would you spend your time playing something that makes you unhappy? Just because something is free doesn't mean it's good. Now, if you disagree with PremiumCarrion's assertion that most of the game's players are unhappy then you should say so. And, by the way, if you are having fun playing Eve then I'm glad you're having fun playing the game you like!
Frankly I think the GP is not on the same wavelength as most eve players who are currently unhappy.
Most eve players are unhappy? Can they not find something else to do that makes them happy? Why are they spending money to play this unhappy game? Even if they would be unhappy playing nothing they could save money by not playing this game to be unhappy.
It's an anthology of short stories about real life technological disasters caused by differences between the way things are designed and the way people act. While not speaking about hand held devices specifically (these are mostly industrial level accidents where people are injured or die) the writing itself is targeted at the lay person and is very interesting compared to most case studies. The lessons gleaned are universal and will improve ones ability to think about and design better user interfaces for a wide variety of applications.
The gamers who can now play games in their native language are the ones who benefit the most. Letting people modify or translate games without getting paid is not unethical. By your logic I should be compensated for writing this obviously insightful post but I am volunteering my time and talent to help edify the reader. You're welcome.
The unspoken "cost," of course, is that our children are growing up in a climate of fear: They spend more time sitting indoors or being hovered over by helicopter parents... but they are "safe"... and putting on weight... and failing to develop healthy social, physical, and problem-solving skills.
Ironically, at least taking your persthe GPS devices might help in this regard. It wouldn't interfere with their behavior but it would alert the adults if they wandered off too far. It actually makes it easier and safer to let kids play outside and do their own thing.
I didn't see ".NET" anywhere on that slide. Plus the way the graphic was drawn, it implies a clear separation between metro apps and desktop apps. Did you link the wrong slide?
Is anyone actually stopping to say - "hang on a minute, what do people actually use?"
That is a rather incomplete inquiry. The better questions to ask are why do people use the things they use? What goals are they trying to accomplish? How can we make their lives better?
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He's not an extremest. He just believes that the debt is more of a threat to our national security than Afghanistan or Iraq.
Ron Paul is cutting $902 billion in the first year (compared to baseline), including military cuts:
http://www.ronpaul2012.com/the-issues/ron-paul-plan-to-restore-america/
I'm more worried that our elected officials are doing the things you complain about.
Are you trying to be ironic?
Check out the last page:
http://c3244172.r72.cf0.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/RestoreAmericaPlan.pdf
I believe you're correct. The good thing about Ross Perot was he brought the government debt into public debate. President Clinton and Congress made some modest efforts toward balancing the budget and were unexpectedly successful at least for a few years. Without Ross Perot bringing the issue to the public's attention, there probably wouldn't have been any effort by our political leaders in that direction whatsoever. So I say good for Ron Paul.
He does talk about slashing the military budget. All the freaking time. Here's just one of many examples:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpedybOR2oY
And here's his spending plan, 15% reduction in DoD funding:
http://c3244172.r72.cf0.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/RestoreAmericaPlan.pdf
Slashdot needs a -1 RTFA mod selection.
"If it's insightful, is it really a rant?"
It can be. There are posts that are rants and there are posts that are insightful. Not all rants are insightful and not everything insightful is a rant but there is such a thing as an insightful rant. The Google employee's post was one of those things.
That is rather insightful.
After getting tired of screwing around building PCs from parts I decided to get one of the hp ready to ship models. I'm quite satisfied. It was easy to set up, runs every game I want to play and is stable. I also had one of their TouchSmart all-in-one models (where the computer is built into a touch screen). It was quite nice but someone stole it. The point is, hp does have some good products coming out of the PC division. It would be stupid to let it go just because margins are small.
I already knew that but that's not the point I was trying to make. Even if you don't spend your money you are still spending your time. Why would you spend your time playing something that makes you unhappy? Just because something is free doesn't mean it's good. Now, if you disagree with PremiumCarrion's assertion that most of the game's players are unhappy then you should say so. And, by the way, if you are having fun playing Eve then I'm glad you're having fun playing the game you like!
Most eve players are unhappy? Can they not find something else to do that makes them happy? Why are they spending money to play this unhappy game? Even if they would be unhappy playing nothing they could save money by not playing this game to be unhappy.
That's horrible! Where were you working, Somalia?
You might like this book:
Set Phasers on Stun: And Other True Tales of Design, Technology, and Human Error
It's an anthology of short stories about real life technological disasters caused by differences between the way things are designed and the way people act. While not speaking about hand held devices specifically (these are mostly industrial level accidents where people are injured or die) the writing itself is targeted at the lay person and is very interesting compared to most case studies. The lessons gleaned are universal and will improve ones ability to think about and design better user interfaces for a wide variety of applications.
Set Phasers on Stun: And Other True Tales of Design, Technology, and Human Error
So... does this mean Virgin Mobile will now offer iPhones to the pre-paid market?
The gamers who can now play games in their native language are the ones who benefit the most. Letting people modify or translate games without getting paid is not unethical. By your logic I should be compensated for writing this obviously insightful post but I am volunteering my time and talent to help edify the reader.
You're welcome.
The stupid slashdot editor previewed one thing and posted another. Sorry for the jumbled first sentence.
Ironically, at least taking your persthe GPS devices might help in this regard. It wouldn't interfere with their behavior but it would alert the adults if they wandered off too far. It actually makes it easier and safer to let kids play outside and do their own thing.
That's exactly what I was thinking.
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1995-11-13/
Yes, but will the API/opcodes be fully implemented for both platforms equally? I could easily envision a subset of functions that are desktop only.
I didn't see ".NET" anywhere on that slide. Plus the way the graphic was drawn, it implies a clear separation between metro apps and desktop apps. Did you link the wrong slide?
Wow. That's my favorite hate post ever.
That is a rather incomplete inquiry. The better questions to ask are why do people use the things they use? What goals are they trying to accomplish? How can we make their lives better?