Agreed. Can't 42% just be contributed to people accidentally putting their unlocked phones in their pockets, plus the greater adoption of WAP-enabled phones?
I know I end up with 50 cents a month of WAP charges because I do dumb things like that with my new WAP-enabled phone. I've not once purposely gone to a WAP page though.
I agree. Maybe he should be writing articles on crackers instead. With a name like Paul Graham, maybe he has some insight into the Graham Cracker? For example:
The Graham Cracker is truly a great cracker. I should know, since my name is Paul Graham and I like eating them. I like to make smores with them, or cut them into ginger bread men. Or just eat them plain! What other cracker gives you so many options? Cheez-its? No way!
See? There's plenty of room for comparisons and egotism in cracker critiquing circles.
The techie word "Phishing" was the correct answer to question 8 or 9 on Super Millionaire a few months back. I was suprised the 40-year old contestant knew the answer because I didn't.
You should consider not capitalizing the word "spam". I couldn't bother to read the rest of your post after I noticed you were doing it. It just makes you seem out-of-the-loop, plus Hormel has said they would prefer people to spell it "spam" anyway.
I think that this improvement is because Network Solutions charges the most for domain registration and they are trying to provide a better product in order to justify the cost. The added information isn't a major step forward for domain owners, but it does help make Network Solutions seem like a more serious provider.
I never said that anyone who isnt for OSS lacks beliefs. I said that someone who worked for Red Hat and then went to their staunchest competitor apparently had no emotional connection to the product he was promoting. And considering this is what he's chosen to do for his life, it's pretty sad that he switched his public stance on the issue just because he wanted to be paid more.
I work for a commercial software company and I don't see anything wrong with the commercial software company business model. I just don't think Microsoft's employees are very ethical.
A lot of people working in a currently niche areas like Linux are there because they like the concept and want it to advance in the future. Other examples would be joining the Peace Corps and volunteering in the community you live in. Unfortunately this comparison is becoming less and less true as Linux is commercialized and companies like Red Hat are making profits selling it. But for many working on Linux, I still believe they contribute because they want open source to grow.
This is different than working at Microsoft. Microsoft does nothing for the world but contribute to the pocketbooks of its employees and shareholders(*). By working for Microsoft, you basically conscript yourself to maintaining the status quo. You're saying that you have no new ideas worth implementing(**) and that you're happy just receiving a paycheck.
(*) In theory, anyway. In reality MSFT's stock price is the same place it was 5 years ago.
(**) I know Microsoft developers are known to work long hours, but the only developers that created a new product were the Intellimouse Wheel developers. Otherwise Microsoft is basically 55,000 employees rebranding other people's ideas.
Also for Asian countries, governments should consider that money spent for Microsoft is headed out of their country. Instead if the governments spend a little more for locally-based individuals to support open source software, that money is being taxed by the government and being recycled in the local economy. Only if open source solutions were drastically more expensive, which is a flimsy argument to make, would spending money on Microsoft products be fiscally responsible.
Greed may not be the right word, but Chris Sharp is showing that his motivations are monetary, not belief-based. Perhaps Chris doesn't have any political views or preferences in the industry he's working for, but that's pretty unbelievable considering he's chosen it as his career. My bet is that he started working at Red Hat because he thought open source was a good idea and the future. Then Microsoft made him a big enough offer that he left his political views behind for his own personal reward. I think that's somewhat sad, and yes, "greedy".
I agree. And it seems like Google's executives agree too. They have consistently said they enjoy being a private company -- so why go public now? I think it's because they realize serious competitors are finally materializing.
Are you on crack? Even in San Francisco a 2 bedroom apartment for $2600/mo that's "crap" is a complete rip off. I have a beautiful 3 bedroom apartment in the Mission for $2700/mo. Maybe there's crap 2-br apartments for $2600/mo on Nob Hill or in North Beach, but no one's forcing you to live in an expensive neighborhood.
Any Slashdotters who are pondering attending this university should think carefully about whether they are willing to accept the complete lack of wireless and consistent 15-25% packet loss on the dormitory connections.
Any Slashdotters who are pondering attending this university also should think carefully about whether they are willing to accept the highly rednecked atmosphere and consistent 15-25% confederate flags in the dormitory windows.
Fortunately for you software researchers haven't programmed computers to create their own long sentences with so many prepositions that human readers of the created sentences are unable to remember the subject or figure out which verb, or possibly adjective, the trailing adverb applies to by the time they have read the entire sentence yet!
I agree with the car analogy. I bought my Mercedes C230 a year ago and I still love how well everything works together on it.
My favorite parts:
1) The keyless entry buttons are built into the key itself. When I come to my car, without looking I can quickly unlock it and start it without changing the orientation of my fingers.
2) The drink holder expands from infront of the stick shift out towards the passenger seat, so drinks don't obstruct switching gears or changing radio stations at all.
3) The hatch back and gas cover are unlocked when the car is unlocked, without exception. That means my friends can get their bags out of the back without my help.
4) A screen behind the steering wheel tells me when I need oil changes or tune-ups (without beeping!:), and I can press a button on the steering wheel for the message to go away.
For the money I could have gotten a much faster car (Suburu WRX, etc) but now that I've gotten used to the MB I don't think I could go back to a non-luxury car. There are still things Daimler Chrysler can improve, for instance making the computer screen less pixelly and boxy. But the things they did right (like the key) are absolutely perfect. It was definitely worth spending ~$5-10k more just for the usability aspects.
I also wonder about all the cool usability things that allow the E-class and SL-class cars to be even more expensive despite the same engines as the C-class cars. Does anyone know if they're worth the extra money?
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Agreed. Can't 42% just be contributed to people accidentally putting their unlocked phones in their pockets, plus the greater adoption of WAP-enabled phones?
I know I end up with 50 cents a month of WAP charges because I do dumb things like that with my new WAP-enabled phone. I've not once purposely gone to a WAP page though.
What do any of your questions have to do with computer science?
I don't think I'd trust the behavior of a company that has a financial incentive to deliver projects late and over budget.
That's funny...
But does it run Max OS7 applications? No. So it's not a fair comparison.
No kidding. I read up to "Probe to 'Look Inside' As..." and I had read enough. I didn't even know there were roids involved! How disgusting!
The techie word "Phishing" was the correct answer to question 8 or 9 on Super Millionaire a few months back. I was suprised the 40-year old contestant knew the answer because I didn't.
You should consider not capitalizing the word "spam". I couldn't bother to read the rest of your post after I noticed you were doing it. It just makes you seem out-of-the-loop, plus Hormel has said they would prefer people to spell it "spam" anyway.
I think that this improvement is because Network Solutions charges the most for domain registration and they are trying to provide a better product in order to justify the cost. The added information isn't a major step forward for domain owners, but it does help make Network Solutions seem like a more serious provider.
Do you work at Express/Structure?
Or they can make the EULA a menu item on the DVD's main menu!
I never said that anyone who isnt for OSS lacks beliefs. I said that someone who worked for Red Hat and then went to their staunchest competitor apparently had no emotional connection to the product he was promoting. And considering this is what he's chosen to do for his life, it's pretty sad that he switched his public stance on the issue just because he wanted to be paid more.
I work for a commercial software company and I don't see anything wrong with the commercial software company business model. I just don't think Microsoft's employees are very ethical.
A lot of people working in a currently niche areas like Linux are there because they like the concept and want it to advance in the future. Other examples would be joining the Peace Corps and volunteering in the community you live in. Unfortunately this comparison is becoming less and less true as Linux is commercialized and companies like Red Hat are making profits selling it. But for many working on Linux, I still believe they contribute because they want open source to grow.
This is different than working at Microsoft. Microsoft does nothing for the world but contribute to the pocketbooks of its employees and shareholders(*). By working for Microsoft, you basically conscript yourself to maintaining the status quo. You're saying that you have no new ideas worth implementing(**) and that you're happy just receiving a paycheck.
(*) In theory, anyway. In reality MSFT's stock price is the same place it was 5 years ago.
(**) I know Microsoft developers are known to work long hours, but the only developers that created a new product were the Intellimouse Wheel developers. Otherwise Microsoft is basically 55,000 employees rebranding other people's ideas.
Also for Asian countries, governments should consider that money spent for Microsoft is headed out of their country. Instead if the governments spend a little more for locally-based individuals to support open source software, that money is being taxed by the government and being recycled in the local economy. Only if open source solutions were drastically more expensive, which is a flimsy argument to make, would spending money on Microsoft products be fiscally responsible.
Greed may not be the right word, but Chris Sharp is showing that his motivations are monetary, not belief-based. Perhaps Chris doesn't have any political views or preferences in the industry he's working for, but that's pretty unbelievable considering he's chosen it as his career. My bet is that he started working at Red Hat because he thought open source was a good idea and the future. Then Microsoft made him a big enough offer that he left his political views behind for his own personal reward. I think that's somewhat sad, and yes, "greedy".
What I don't get is the corollary that if we could communicate with dolphins, the Vatican would try to convert them to Catholicism.
I agree. And it seems like Google's executives agree too. They have consistently said they enjoy being a private company -- so why go public now? I think it's because they realize serious competitors are finally materializing.
Are you on crack? Even in San Francisco a 2 bedroom apartment for $2600/mo that's "crap" is a complete rip off. I have a beautiful 3 bedroom apartment in the Mission for $2700/mo. Maybe there's crap 2-br apartments for $2600/mo on Nob Hill or in North Beach, but no one's forcing you to live in an expensive neighborhood.
Maybe the list is based on how many Intel Wireless cards the school bought?
No increase in productivity?!
Say that after you can turn your monitor around during Solitaire and see where the aces are hiding! That's what I call productivity!
Sheesh.
Cheerio old chap! It certainly would be something for the lawyers to get their puns ready! Ha ha that sounds like a laughingly good time!
Fortunately for you software researchers haven't programmed computers to create their own long sentences with so many prepositions that human readers of the created sentences are unable to remember the subject or figure out which verb, or possibly adjective, the trailing adverb applies to by the time they have read the entire sentence yet!
So you won't object if I hire them all to go around heckling you? Hey, at least they'll have jobs! Who cares if they're doing anything useful!
I agree with the car analogy. I bought my Mercedes C230 a year ago and I still love how well everything works together on it.
My favorite parts:
1) The keyless entry buttons are built into the key itself. When I come to my car, without looking I can quickly unlock it and start it without changing the orientation of my fingers.
2) The drink holder expands from infront of the stick shift out towards the passenger seat, so drinks don't obstruct switching gears or changing radio stations at all.
3) The hatch back and gas cover are unlocked when the car is unlocked, without exception. That means my friends can get their bags out of the back without my help.
4) A screen behind the steering wheel tells me when I need oil changes or tune-ups (without beeping!:), and I can press a button on the steering wheel for the message to go away.
For the money I could have gotten a much faster car (Suburu WRX, etc) but now that I've gotten used to the MB I don't think I could go back to a non-luxury car. There are still things Daimler Chrysler can improve, for instance making the computer screen less pixelly and boxy. But the things they did right (like the key) are absolutely perfect. It was definitely worth spending ~$5-10k more just for the usability aspects.
I also wonder about all the cool usability things that allow the E-class and SL-class cars to be even more expensive despite the same engines as the C-class cars. Does anyone know if they're worth the extra money?