exactly! unfortunately, most people don't understand that 'statistics' can be bent to show almost anything. sensationalist media bothers me.
people who have no knowledge whatsoever regarding drug use tend to make knee-jerk reactions. those reactions tend to be of the kind that say "you're using drugs! you must have a problem! i *must* try to save you!" that's Bad and Wrong. some people with problems use drugs to escape those problems, and that's also Bad and Wrong. but others use them to enjoy life, the same way that some people use alcohol or tobacco or vitamins or exercise or television or [insert favourite way to spend time].
bottom line, most of the people referred to in the article don't want or need to be saved. and most of them probably don't have a 'problem', either. if you personally want to help, do one of two things: mind your own business, or work towards legalizing these drugs, so that the point is moot.
and if companies want to do something, stay out of your employees personal life, and don't expect them to work 80+ hours per week!
and anybody else having difficulty finding good rock music these days, check out The Weakerthans. excellent post-punk rock from Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada. i can see the flurry of canuck jokes now...
Funny reading these posts and seeing the direct correlation between Linux and Suck.
ie - Suck/Linux *used* to be good. Now that it's owned by (insert big, ugly, money-hungry corp. here) it's going downhill.
Read the suck article - loved it. The fellow expressed his opinion in true Suck fashion. It was entertaining, and perhaps, informative.
I will continue to use Linux at home, and if possible, at work. I will continue to read Suck if I'm feeling the need for cynicism. The sun will continue to rise in the east, and/.ers will continue to argue until the cows come home.
Users *do* know what they want - they're just too used to being *told* what they want, and then having to *ask* if they can do something. Computing and software have reached a point where it is almost unreasonable to say "sorry, we can't do that".
ask users what they want. get a clear picture. make sure everyone understands. !!!!Get it in writing!!!! commit only to what's in writing, and then do the work.
and never, ever take the attitude that "i'm the coder, you're the user. i know everything, you know diddly"
I don't think this should be rushed at all. I agree, it's stable as hell, but waiting for 1.0 is not a bad idea.
IMO if more company's would do this (and we could convince people that BetaSoftware != BadSoftware), we probably wouldn't see as many products in the 6.0 - 8.0 range that are still trash.
In an nutshell, a 1.0 should be the realization of the original idea for the software.
This Star Wars hoopla is Just Media Hype which is, in part, Deserved and To Be Expected in today's society. *BUT* it's also Pissing Me Off, cuz I want to know as little as possible about the damned film so that I can be as surprised as I was during the first 3. Between friends, enemies, newspapers, web-sites and other such information repositories, I can't escape!! *aiiieeeeeeeee*;-)
Is it really? I have been hearing about this sort of thing for quite some time. I think that the key is knowing what you want and not settling for less.
Yes, sometimes it's not easy, but getting what you want rarely is.:-)
As well, perhaps the better portion of these techies who get bored aren't in it for love, just *money*. Seems to me the people who really have passion rarely get involved w/ something that just 'pays the bills' (or makes 'em loads of green!!):-)
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exactly! unfortunately, most people don't understand that 'statistics' can be bent to show almost anything. sensationalist media bothers me.
people who have no knowledge whatsoever regarding drug use tend to make knee-jerk reactions. those reactions tend to be of the kind that say "you're using drugs! you must have a problem! i *must* try to save you!" that's Bad and Wrong. some people with problems use drugs to escape those problems, and that's also Bad and Wrong. but others use them to enjoy life, the same way that some people use alcohol or tobacco or vitamins or exercise or television or [insert favourite way to spend time].
bottom line, most of the people referred to in the article don't want or need to be saved. and most of them probably don't have a 'problem', either. if you personally want to help, do one of two things: mind your own business, or work towards legalizing these drugs, so that the point is moot.
and if companies want to do something, stay out of your employees personal life, and don't expect them to work 80+ hours per week!
cheers,
vlad drac
you mean nice to see them sticking up for the right to do illegal things if _you_ want to.
cheers
and anybody else having difficulty finding good rock music these days, check out The Weakerthans. excellent post-punk rock from Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada. i can see the flurry of canuck jokes now...
oh, BTW, kudos to courtney.
Funny reading these posts and seeing the direct correlation between Linux and Suck.
/.ers will continue to argue until the cows come home.
ie - Suck/Linux *used* to be good. Now that it's owned by (insert big, ugly, money-hungry corp. here) it's going downhill.
Read the suck article - loved it. The fellow expressed his opinion in true Suck fashion. It was entertaining, and perhaps, informative.
I will continue to use Linux at home, and if possible, at work. I will continue to read Suck if I'm feeling the need for cynicism. The sun will continue to rise in the east, and
Cheers
This is a poor attitude.
Users *do* know what they want - they're just too used to being *told* what they want, and then having to *ask* if they can do something. Computing and software have reached a point where it is almost unreasonable to say "sorry, we can't do that".
ask users what they want. get a clear picture. make sure everyone understands. !!!!Get it in writing!!!! commit only to what's in writing, and then do the work.
and never, ever take the attitude that "i'm the coder, you're the user. i know everything, you know diddly"
my $0.02
I don't think this should be rushed at all. I agree, it's stable as hell, but waiting for 1.0 is not a bad idea.
IMO if more company's would do this (and we could convince people that BetaSoftware != BadSoftware), we probably wouldn't see as many products in the 6.0 - 8.0 range that are still trash.
In an nutshell, a 1.0 should be the realization of the original idea for the software.
Sean
This Star Wars hoopla is Just Media Hype which is, in part, Deserved and To Be Expected in today's society. *BUT* it's also Pissing Me Off, cuz I want to know as little as possible about the damned film so that I can be as surprised as I was during the first 3. Between friends, enemies, newspapers, web-sites and other such information repositories, I can't escape!! *aiiieeeeeeeee* ;-)
Is it really? I have been hearing about this sort of thing for quite some time.
:-)
:-)
I think that the key is knowing what you want and not settling for less.
Yes, sometimes it's not easy, but getting what you want rarely is.
As well, perhaps the better portion of these techies who get bored aren't in it for love, just *money*. Seems to me the people who really have passion rarely get involved w/ something that just 'pays the bills' (or makes 'em loads of green!!)
More Realistic?? Who Cares!!??
:-)
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"Sheeeit, Linux!"
I haven't laughed that good at April Fools since I was a kid.
Vlad Drac