It doesn't sound like that's what they're talking about.
I think they're talking about the "I'll just get shit done where it needs doing, by whatever means I feel most appropriate" type worker. In my work experience, that guy is usually the one that is just an OK programmer, but the only one in the building that actually knows how to work on his machine, too. He probably also doesn't much mind office politics because he'll blow right past it and deal with any fallout when the problem is solved. He may or may not have read the manual. He's the practical person more than the academic, if you're brave enough to stereotype like that.;)
You wouldn't believe the supposed "really great programmers" I've seen that just throw their hands up when something goes sideways on their workstation, or sit on their hands for days over a management dispute. They're there for one job, to write textbook quality code for a single project, collect the paycheck and be out the door at 5:01 unless someone insists that he stay. That's it. If anything else happens that complicates that arrangement, it's like a train derailment.
I know, I'm being a bit obtuse about the difference where there's a million shades of grey... but it's something I've seen a lot and I agree with the general point.
Yeah, I'd imagine the conversion rate is very low.
I guess I don't really think about it at the time, but while mobile ads can be tiny, who wants to waaaaait for a parallel page load on a clicked ad (and use up that data)? Who wants to negotiate another tab? Who isn't aggravated by the the pixel use from the original ad? People are more likely to be trying to get a very specific thing done on their phone, it's often goal-oriented activity, and an ad is asking you to break stride more than browsing on a desktop. This goes double for anyone using an app, where you *really* don't want to leave the thing you're working in and the ad can even make the thing you're using feel... cheap.
Mobile presents a lot of problems and I'll be curious to see how people get around that.
And if there isn't I imagine the only answer would be, "We've met the design goals as conveyed to me, and you haven't contracted me to provide infinite support. But you're welcome to make an offer and I'll be happy to work with you from there."
Without being a dick about it, of course. Next time, figure it out ahead of time and everyone signs on the line provided.
It's a significantly better story than that, with lots of money and talent tied up in it. Really smart people, some real assholes, some serious bad luck, and Apple cutting you off at every turn.
I know it's a long article, but it was really interesting.
At least when we buy things, we usually get *something*.
You're in the business of buying military aircraft, aren't ya.;)
We've got a good long list of bullshit warplanes that just don't work right, to the tune of billions of dollars. But hey, at least we've got handfuls of those futuristic-looking planes, even if they can't fly combat missions.
I worked the math on this for my usage not so long ago. I could do Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and pay to watch something like 2 regular shows assuming one show per week, and it was still less than I was paying for TV. The exercise was to see what I could get legally for what TV costs... no torrents.
That was with AT&T though, and when I asked about cancelling my TV service they were quick to remind me that my internet service would get more expensive. And now they're capping usage. Those folks know what they're doing.
As someone that's lived in the area his whole life, we all know, and sadly accept, that our politicians are degenerate criminals. The political history of the city and state are an ongoing joke for a reason... we've earned it. I couldn't even guess how many are currently in prison or have done time.
Also, when you say Mayor Daley, most of us think of the more recent Richard M. Daley, who is very much alive and avoided prison (though many of his people didn't).
Having seen lots of google voice transcriptions, I'm pretty sure it couldn't transcribe it's way through the most articulate of all audio captchas. Years of training and it's only gotten worse.
They could do either. Many of the games we get now are barely more than demos, where the single-player game is just a tack-on and most of the multiplayer content gets released as paid DLC, either in unit purchases or by annual subscriptions. The $60 up-front fee is just to get you in the door.
I mean, who bought any of the CoD games for the single player? Nobody I know. And now they're locking up the mp updates behind subscriptions that cost as much as the game did. I'm off that train now, but I'm sure there are millions that aren't.
I'd guess it's transitional, and I won't be surprised when they sell mostly useless discs as just a workaround for bandwidth limitations. Everyone seems hell-bent on killing the secondary market, and they have every necessary tool to do it.
Too bad we can't determine a man's heroics or douchebaggery without first determining if he's a liberal or a conservative.
I don't know if that's strictly true. I have a whole lot of respect for individual's personal histories without thinking they'd make good politicians, or that they would best represent my personal opinions.
For situations like the wiki, I think it's just a question of intellectual integrity. I'd agree that nobody is perfect and bias will sneak in, but we can try to suppress that (when we're being honest) and overcome the remaining difference with lots of eyeballs.
MPAA hired an ex-cop to pose as venture capitalist interested in SurftheChannel.com. He learned how much the owner made from the site.
Then he tailed him 250 miles to his home, just to find out where he lives.
MPAA then sent a PI posing as a potential home buyer to the residence, to take pictures of the guys house, paying particular attention to the computer hardware.
They have the house raided, and the MPAA douches are allowed to take part in the questioning. They were even allowed to investigate the confiscated equipment themselves.
UK authorities decide not to pursue a case.
MPAA, not to be denied, went after a programmer in the US that worked on the site. In exchange for dropping his case, he agreed to testify in the UK case and pay the MPAA $10k in go-away money.
At least that's the take-away I got form the article. It's pretty convoluted.
You give zero fucks, don't care what people think of you, your behavior, or your opinions, including the "STFU vagina" bit...
And then you posted as anonymous coward?
I agree that everyone has to learn to cope with a certain amount of abuse. It's a fact of life. But we have rules that limit that degree of savagery to acceptable levels. This kid obviously blew past them... so he gets a brief stint in jail.
I see, and that makes sense. I guess it'd depend on how much work I'm likely to do with that particular field, then too. Though I realize that probably depends too much on being able to see the future.;)
. If someone died, he or she has a row in a Deaths table, which joins to the People table; otherwise, not; no NULLS necessary.
I'm no SQL genius, but people are either alive or dead, and can only die once. So it seems like you would represent a persons death as a boolean (and optionally, a potentially null date) as a property of the person. I guess what I'm saying is, breaking out a boolean w/ optional date seems like taking normalization too far... no?
Addresses, phone numbers, etc. are the sort of thing I usually break out, because a person might have more than one, of different types.
I did, "the pope". It did Pope Pius XII to Bacon in 3. So to some people, I guess, Jesus would get a Bacon number of 4.
Pope Pius XII was in Nostradamus Says So! (1953) with Queen Elizabeth II was in Le cerveau (1969) with Eli Wallach was in Mystic River (2003) with Kevin Bacon
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It doesn't sound like that's what they're talking about.
I think they're talking about the "I'll just get shit done where it needs doing, by whatever means I feel most appropriate" type worker. In my work experience, that guy is usually the one that is just an OK programmer, but the only one in the building that actually knows how to work on his machine, too. He probably also doesn't much mind office politics because he'll blow right past it and deal with any fallout when the problem is solved. He may or may not have read the manual. He's the practical person more than the academic, if you're brave enough to stereotype like that. ;)
You wouldn't believe the supposed "really great programmers" I've seen that just throw their hands up when something goes sideways on their workstation, or sit on their hands for days over a management dispute. They're there for one job, to write textbook quality code for a single project, collect the paycheck and be out the door at 5:01 unless someone insists that he stay. That's it. If anything else happens that complicates that arrangement, it's like a train derailment.
I know, I'm being a bit obtuse about the difference where there's a million shades of grey... but it's something I've seen a lot and I agree with the general point.
Yeah, I'd imagine the conversion rate is very low.
I guess I don't really think about it at the time, but while mobile ads can be tiny, who wants to waaaaait for a parallel page load on a clicked ad (and use up that data)? Who wants to negotiate another tab? Who isn't aggravated by the the pixel use from the original ad? People are more likely to be trying to get a very specific thing done on their phone, it's often goal-oriented activity, and an ad is asking you to break stride more than browsing on a desktop. This goes double for anyone using an app, where you *really* don't want to leave the thing you're working in and the ad can even make the thing you're using feel... cheap.
Mobile presents a lot of problems and I'll be curious to see how people get around that.
Probably a good idea.
And if there isn't I imagine the only answer would be, "We've met the design goals as conveyed to me, and you haven't contracted me to provide infinite support. But you're welcome to make an offer and I'll be happy to work with you from there."
Without being a dick about it, of course. Next time, figure it out ahead of time and everyone signs on the line provided.
It's a significantly better story than that, with lots of money and talent tied up in it. Really smart people, some real assholes, some serious bad luck, and Apple cutting you off at every turn.
I know it's a long article, but it was really interesting.
At least when we buy things, we usually get *something*.
You're in the business of buying military aircraft, aren't ya. ;)
We've got a good long list of bullshit warplanes that just don't work right, to the tune of billions of dollars. But hey, at least we've got handfuls of those futuristic-looking planes, even if they can't fly combat missions.
Didn't we more-or-less admit having made these (likely in partnership with Israel) at the end of last week?
I worked the math on this for my usage not so long ago. I could do Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and pay to watch something like 2 regular shows assuming one show per week, and it was still less than I was paying for TV. The exercise was to see what I could get legally for what TV costs... no torrents.
That was with AT&T though, and when I asked about cancelling my TV service they were quick to remind me that my internet service would get more expensive. And now they're capping usage. Those folks know what they're doing.
As someone that's lived in the area his whole life, we all know, and sadly accept, that our politicians are degenerate criminals. The political history of the city and state are an ongoing joke for a reason... we've earned it. I couldn't even guess how many are currently in prison or have done time.
Also, when you say Mayor Daley, most of us think of the more recent Richard M. Daley, who is very much alive and avoided prison (though many of his people didn't).
You can start here and just keep reading down, though there are fun bits before it too...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_M._Daley#Daley_orders_demolition_of_Meigs_Field
Having seen lots of google voice transcriptions, I'm pretty sure it couldn't transcribe it's way through the most articulate of all audio captchas. Years of training and it's only gotten worse.
I spent years managing Good on our mobiles and mail servers. It really was a miserable experience.
I'd probably do it again before switching to blackberries, though. I think they've changed ownership once or twice since I was using it.
They could do either. Many of the games we get now are barely more than demos, where the single-player game is just a tack-on and most of the multiplayer content gets released as paid DLC, either in unit purchases or by annual subscriptions. The $60 up-front fee is just to get you in the door.
I mean, who bought any of the CoD games for the single player? Nobody I know. And now they're locking up the mp updates behind subscriptions that cost as much as the game did. I'm off that train now, but I'm sure there are millions that aren't.
I'd guess it's transitional, and I won't be surprised when they sell mostly useless discs as just a workaround for bandwidth limitations. Everyone seems hell-bent on killing the secondary market, and they have every necessary tool to do it.
Too bad we can't determine a man's heroics or douchebaggery without first determining if he's a liberal or a conservative.
I don't know if that's strictly true. I have a whole lot of respect for individual's personal histories without thinking they'd make good politicians, or that they would best represent my personal opinions.
For situations like the wiki, I think it's just a question of intellectual integrity. I'd agree that nobody is perfect and bias will sneak in, but we can try to suppress that (when we're being honest) and overcome the remaining difference with lots of eyeballs.
Wasn't Netflix streaming originally Flash?
Don't be an ass.
Yeah, I think to think that's what the banter around the office at the NSA sounds like.
Reminds me of that Klingon from the exchange program smuggling data.. er... sensitive information off the Enterprise.
MPAA hired an ex-cop to pose as venture capitalist interested in SurftheChannel.com. He learned how much the owner made from the site.
Then he tailed him 250 miles to his home, just to find out where he lives.
MPAA then sent a PI posing as a potential home buyer to the residence, to take pictures of the guys house, paying particular attention to the computer hardware.
They have the house raided, and the MPAA douches are allowed to take part in the questioning. They were even allowed to investigate the confiscated equipment themselves.
UK authorities decide not to pursue a case.
MPAA, not to be denied, went after a programmer in the US that worked on the site. In exchange for dropping his case, he agreed to testify in the UK case and pay the MPAA $10k in go-away money.
At least that's the take-away I got form the article. It's pretty convoluted.
You give zero fucks, don't care what people think of you, your behavior, or your opinions, including the "STFU vagina" bit...
And then you posted as anonymous coward?
I agree that everyone has to learn to cope with a certain amount of abuse. It's a fact of life. But we have rules that limit that degree of savagery to acceptable levels. This kid obviously blew past them... so he gets a brief stint in jail.
Oh wow, I'd forgotten about that. It really was the dumbest thing ever, but it was good for a giggle at the time.
Funny how history puts a less humorous, embarrassing patina on it.
The Pirate Bay, I am so f******* pissed, WHY THERE IS NO ANAL PORN IN HERE. F*** YOU PIRATE BAY.
F*** that shit, N**** Bay.
Doesn't sound like proxy action on behalf of the feds.
'omitting the name Persian Gulf is (like) playing with the feelings and realities of the Iranian nation.' - Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast
To which Google replied... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkbabSAvhDg
I see, and that makes sense. I guess it'd depend on how much work I'm likely to do with that particular field, then too. Though I realize that probably depends too much on being able to see the future. ;)
. If someone died, he or she has a row in a Deaths table, which joins to the People table; otherwise, not; no NULLS necessary.
I'm no SQL genius, but people are either alive or dead, and can only die once. So it seems like you would represent a persons death as a boolean (and optionally, a potentially null date) as a property of the person. I guess what I'm saying is, breaking out a boolean w/ optional date seems like taking normalization too far... no?
Addresses, phone numbers, etc. are the sort of thing I usually break out, because a person might have more than one, of different types.
I did, "the pope". It did Pope Pius XII to Bacon in 3. So to some people, I guess, Jesus would get a Bacon number of 4.
Pope Pius XII
was in
Nostradamus Says So! (1953)
with
Queen Elizabeth II
was in
Le cerveau (1969)
with
Eli Wallach
was in
Mystic River (2003)
with
Kevin Bacon
But he made up for it in thoroughness.