Did they get their Buzzword Bingo set in the bargain bin? Those descriptions are just pathetic. Then again, wasn't Ray Noorda the guy who ran Novell into the ground?
You're confusing "not for attribution" or "speaking on condition of anonymity," which means that the source will not be revealed, with "off the record," which means it is not to be included in the article. If I dealt with a reporter who printed something I said off the record, I would not speak to that reporter again. (Of course the reporter may be able to find the same information elsewhere, which is why one says things off the record.)
Some reporters refuse to consider anything off the record, and say so to their sources. That's fair, but you need to actually say so. I suspect also that PR flacks who say "Oh and what I just said is off the record" after refusing comment will not get the same treatment as trusted sources who say it's off the record in advance of commenting.
No miles, no business travel. Miles are a very appropriate perk for sitting in an O'Hare departure lounge when one could be at Ocean Beach (for example).
Ah yes, I remember The Grouch. Hilarious. I remember that many parents of young kids had to delete it, though, because their Sesame Street fan kids would delete random files to see Oscar.
In the Apple sound folder, there's a sound called "Sosumi" = "So sue me." It dates back to this event. Good to see that they had a sense of humor about it!
It would be pretty clever if iTunes let you buy tunes. (It even rhymes!) But if said tunes aren't MP3 I think I will need to say no thanks. Burning to CD as a way to convert to unencumbered format will not be acceptable.
Clearly the answer is for De Beers to finance the moon shots with plans to advertise moon rocks as the only possible way for a man to show a woman his love. Isn't the love of your life worth two YEARS' salary? Isn't she? Ladies, if it's not a moon rock, dump the cad.
When I first read her email, I got the impression she must be a very young reporter who somehow lucked into an opportunity. Turns out she's quite experienced, with Pulitzer and other prizes.
That was exactly my reaction. You would have expected a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist to have a bit more of a skeptical eye towards the people she ran into at Davos. Her lack of journalistic objectivity, combined with her anger at being called out for it, are the real news here.
Bingo. Her fawning, and it was fawning, over these world leaders compromises her journalistic integrity. That's news, and that's why this hit the front page of Slashdot and Metafilter. If there is any justice, it should hit her newspaper. (It hasn't. Anyone writing for Newsday want a scoop?)
Do you imagine for a moment that the participants in the WEF--whether they be the CEOs of Amoco an IBM of the leaders of Amnesty International and OXFAM--waste their time with Internet chat rooms and discussions such as this? Do you actually believe, as you type your random thoughts in such Internet settings, that you are participating in Civilization? In Democracy? In changing your world? I beg of all of you--the Internet addicts of the world--to turn off your TVs and computers now and then and engage the world. Go have actual eye-to-eye conversations with your family, friends and neighbors. Read a great book. Argue politics over dinner with friends. Go to City Council meeting. Raise money for your local public library. Teach your 12-year-old algebra.
Laurie - can I call you Laurie? - fuck you. Are you so proud that you could hobnob with "cute" Vicente Fox and "huggable" David Stern that you don't see the value of other people's opinions? People who might in fact be active doing things in the real world, in addition to taking advantage of online sites like slashdot, MeFi, etc. for debate, education, info relevant to work, and (though it must not be as "fascinating and fun" as "a day spent with Bill Gates", or as "hilarious" as "the CEO of Heinekin" (sic)) fun.
Do not begin to impugn our work in the real world, just because we don't have the direct access to oil-company executives and NGO bosses that you seem to enjoy so much. We do quite well without it, thanks.
Is it true that some companies are so overcome with script bias that they'd assign years of unnecessary work rather than give it to the coding untouchables?"
My understanding is that it is a fight against copy protection. Open (Free) software defined radio means that the user can pull down any (unencrypted) broadcast and save it - whether or not the "broadcast flag" (no-copy bit) has been used. In a future in which hardware televisions can't save copies of anything, this will allow the user to save copies and play back later (or do anything else) on a future PC or TiVo. Good stuff.
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But I already don't use SCO! Nonetheless I'll use them even less!
Did they get their Buzzword Bingo set in the bargain bin? Those descriptions are just pathetic. Then again, wasn't Ray Noorda the guy who ran Novell into the ground?
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Then users could flag stories for rewrite without adding tons of discussion and overhead.
Is that a Subscriber Benefit too?
Some reporters refuse to consider anything off the record, and say so to their sources. That's fair, but you need to actually say so. I suspect also that PR flacks who say "Oh and what I just said is off the record" after refusing comment will not get the same treatment as trusted sources who say it's off the record in advance of commenting.
They're banned in San Francisco.
As do pretty much all other employers. They know that without the perk people would be MUCH less willing to travel on business.
No miles, no business travel. Miles are a very appropriate perk for sitting in an O'Hare departure lounge when one could be at Ocean Beach (for example).
Is the author really lamenting the release of the new book? (Perhaps Eater is actually a Wily Hacker?)
Ah yes, I remember The Grouch. Hilarious. I remember that many parents of young kids had to delete it, though, because their Sesame Street fan kids would delete random files to see Oscar.
he's a a blogger, she's a a blogger, would you like to be a blogger too?
In the Apple sound folder, there's a sound called "Sosumi" = "So sue me." It dates back to this event. Good to see that they had a sense of humor about it!
It would be pretty clever if iTunes let you buy tunes. (It even rhymes!) But if said tunes aren't MP3 I think I will need to say no thanks. Burning to CD as a way to convert to unencumbered format will not be acceptable.
Clearly the answer is for De Beers to finance the moon shots with plans to advertise moon rocks as the only possible way for a man to show a woman his love. Isn't the love of your life worth two YEARS' salary? Isn't she? Ladies, if it's not a moon rock, dump the cad.
That was exactly my reaction. You would have expected a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist to have a bit more of a skeptical eye towards the people she ran into at Davos. Her lack of journalistic objectivity, combined with her anger at being called out for it, are the real news here.
did the spam filter eat the dept. contents?
Bingo. Her fawning, and it was fawning, over these world leaders compromises her journalistic integrity. That's news, and that's why this hit the front page of Slashdot and Metafilter. If there is any justice, it should hit her newspaper. (It hasn't. Anyone writing for Newsday want a scoop?)
Do you imagine for a moment that the participants in the WEF--whether they be the CEOs of Amoco an IBM of the leaders of Amnesty International and OXFAM--waste their time with Internet chat rooms and discussions such as this? Do you actually believe, as you type your random thoughts in such Internet settings, that you are participating in Civilization? In Democracy? In changing your world? I beg of all of you--the Internet addicts of the world--to turn off your TVs and computers now and then and engage the world. Go have actual eye-to-eye conversations with your family, friends and neighbors. Read a great book. Argue politics over dinner with friends. Go to City Council meeting. Raise money for your local public library. Teach your 12-year-old algebra.
Laurie - can I call you Laurie? - fuck you. Are you so proud that you could hobnob with "cute" Vicente Fox and "huggable" David Stern that you don't see the value of other people's opinions? People who might in fact be active doing things in the real world, in addition to taking advantage of online sites like slashdot, MeFi, etc. for debate, education, info relevant to work, and (though it must not be as "fascinating and fun" as "a day spent with Bill Gates", or as "hilarious" as "the CEO of Heinekin" (sic)) fun.
Do not begin to impugn our work in the real world, just because we don't have the direct access to oil-company executives and NGO bosses that you seem to enjoy so much. We do quite well without it, thanks.
would be for AOL to use CD-WOM (Write Only Memory) technology.
Too bad they pulled Lite though. If you can still get it, try it, it's awesome.
I was hoping for a secret Irish whiskey repository.
Is it true that some companies are so overcome with script bias that they'd assign years of unnecessary work rather than give it to the coding untouchables?"
My understanding is that it is a fight against copy protection. Open (Free) software defined radio means that the user can pull down any (unencrypted) broadcast and save it - whether or not the "broadcast flag" (no-copy bit) has been used. In a future in which hardware televisions can't save copies of anything, this will allow the user to save copies and play back later (or do anything else) on a future PC or TiVo. Good stuff.
But will they implement the Broadcast Flag?