i saved a lot of money due to using Napster, and with the money I didn't spend on cds, I was able to buy a hit afacid, which after tripping, increased my spirituality...therefore P2P Sharing is good for religion too
right, and i wonder how many people actually -pay- for Winzip? Winzip, along with mIrc, is by far one of the most pirated pieces of software.
I'm sure you all know what mIrc is, the defacto standard for IRC clients; there's milliopns of people using the program, yet there's only a few hundred that have actually registered it. Hmmm?
even though we're against microsoft and all, that's part of making money: adding new features.
Also since we're a (nearly) pure capitalist country, the object of companies is strictly to make money. Legally, Microsoft is doing nothing wrong. Morally, yes, but when do companies have to act morally?
My dad is going through similar things with his business. He owns a little convenience store, and because we can't buy in bulk, distributors are refusing to sell to us. We end up having to buy our Coke, Pepsi, (and other sodas), milk, and a lot of other items from Wal-Mart, Eckerds, and Walgreens. How can we compete with them if we're -buying- from them? The result: we're nearly bankrupt, and there's nothing we can do about it: Capitalism is good until there's a big company which has a monopoly, which is almost always bound to happen.
actually the speed of java has increased a lot lately due to optimized compilers. Yes it's still slower than native plugins, but for OSes that are new and don't have plugins, its a definite advantage
Furthermore, regarding propietary, a Java plugin is a PROGRAM, not a FILE FORMAT. If they release the source (which I presume they will since its GPL and Open-Source) they its not exacly propietary. Anybody can look at it; Anybody can modify it, or tweak it.
Overall, this would be very nice, especially for people running unpopular browsers that don't have many players yet
If I remember correctly OpenDivx is an open-source version of MPEG4, I know drivers are available for Windows, Macs, and Linux....Sound and video quality is great, esp since that's the preferred format for ripping DVDs) and compression is about the same as MPEG
For the people who don't know what Cyberdyne systems is, it's part of the movie at Univeral Studios' (Florida) Terminator attraction. Cyberdyne Systems created a "security system" based on artificial intelligence which 1) nearly fully controlled everything that went on and 2) was programmed to destroy the world if it was about to beaten.
I might be a little rusty on the details since I haven't been to Universal in a while...but for those of you who are confused, this DOES make sense (just not to most people:)
Executives at the area's leading adult entertainment firms report a surge of resumes and telephone inquiries from disillusioned techies
There's a reason for this.....after you work 60-70 hours a week, or more, your girlfriend/wife leaves you for not putting enough time into the relationship...then the company flunks, and guess what: now you're out of money and no girlfriend....and women don't like men w/o money
Having lots of mail is extremely useful on the job. For example, at my last job, my schedule would go like this:
12:00 Get to work (I have classes, so I was allowed to be late) drop my cds in my office, turn on my computer
12:15 Go on break with friends, recount last days events
12:45 Go back to office, check mail
1:15 Go on break, talk about email and office rumors
1:45 Go back to office and eat lunch
2:15 Cigarrette break
2:45 Reread mail to make sure I didn't miss anything
3:15 Look for work
3:30 Cigarrette break
3:45 Try to find a manager to get work to do
4:15 Found manager, got work
4:30 Break
4:45 Begin working
5:00 Leave unfinished work for tomorrow
5:15 Break
5:45 Relax
6:15 Read email sent today
6:45 Turn off computer
7:00 Break
7:45 Go home
If it wasn't for email, I would've had to actually work
yes, working in pairs definitely has its advantages, but there are some serious disadvantages too. i'll extrapolate on both:
advantages:
not only does the work get done quicker, there's now two views on the problem, which can often realaly simplify things. For example, I might be having "coder's block" while trying to figure out how to write an algorithm, while someone else might immediately see a way to do it. (The history of public-key cryptography is a perfect example, how a man (i forget who it was) figured out the mathematical formula within hours when the british government had been trying to find an implementation for a decade)
Additionally, as cheesy as it sounds, working in pairs provides moral support. when a project is extremely time-consuming, one can lose interest in it, but with two people, there's always one who can take over while the other takes a break. Now if both lose interest, you're absolutely fucked, but hey...that's how it goes.
Having too many people on a team causes confusion, finger-pointing, nobody wanting to do the work, etc...pretty much the elements most management systems have.
The primary disadvantage of working in pairs is that one might be "in the zone", and be able to code for hours straight, without error, but having a partner would slow him down, and prevent the natural abilities of "the zone" (i'm sure you programmers know what i'm talking about)
My opinion on teams is that it would be great, as long as the members realize each others capabilities and respect each other's privacy (in that if someone's coding, and has the office door shut, **don't** bother them.)
All in all, a partnership with the right people and the right ideas would work great...the problem is its usually management who decides who'll be on the team, and exactly how they're going to work together. And we all know what happens when management gets involved in coding...
[I'll leave the obligatory 'Windows' remark to you:) ]
According to Sunstein, software is helping us talk only to ourselves.
Maybe so, but it has its advantages too. If it wasn't for the movie players and all the popups I wouldn't have become so close to my hand. And if I hadn't gotten close to my hand, I wouldn't be getting laid.
it's only going to reduce the number of "mainstreamers" getting mp3s, and in all honesty, those are the people the record companies should be worried about.
It's the mainstreamers that purchase albums like britney spears, n'sync, aguiliera, etc...but because they only listen to the albums for a few months until the trend changes, they feel no loyalty to the band, and have no reason to purchase the cd.
the people who have been using mp3s since way before napster, have other means of getting them: ftps, irc, and private forums immediately come to mind. and ftp can NOT be stopped unless the whole protocol is banned (won't happen) Us, on the other hand, do purchase cds even after downloading mp3s. Yes, I have about a hundred mp3 cds that I didn't buy. But I've also bought well over a hundred cds because of mp3s that I first downloaded.
No I don't condone downloading mp3s, and yes, it is theft. But economically, me downloading mp3s is making them more money than if i wasn't.
and napster's death isn't going to stop me or millions of other music lovers. as i said, there's other ways that are faster, more efficient, and more reliable.
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that was meant to be a joke...forgot to write: ...joke
there's no light in space dammit...you remember all the space pictures from nasa...no light
i saved a lot of money due to using Napster, and with the money I didn't spend on cds, I was able to buy a hit afacid, which after tripping, increased my spirituality...therefore P2P Sharing is good for religion too
you don't get this do you? well watch the simpsons, dammit!
what is this world coming to when no one watches the simpsons anymore?
DYNAMITE, and Lots of it!
Talk about fast moving: 10 years old, and just look at all the pr0n you can snarf. Imagine where we'll be at 20!
umm...if i remember correctly, porn was a LOT easier to grab when the net was only 6-7 years old....before the Cyber Decency Act kicked in...
"Aye, ye know...it's all due to them damn metric system. Dammit, we used the english system again"
-Daniel S. Goldin, Head of NASA, two weeks later
it's a real disk...click here--> http://www.c-3d.net
right, and i wonder how many people actually -pay- for Winzip? Winzip, along with mIrc, is by far one of the most pirated pieces of software.
I'm sure you all know what mIrc is, the defacto standard for IRC clients; there's milliopns of people using the program, yet there's only a few hundred that have actually registered it. Hmmm?
even though we're against microsoft and all, that's part of making money: adding new features.
Also since we're a (nearly) pure capitalist country, the object of companies is strictly to make money. Legally, Microsoft is doing nothing wrong. Morally, yes, but when do companies have to act morally?
My dad is going through similar things with his business. He owns a little convenience store, and because we can't buy in bulk, distributors are refusing to sell to us. We end up having to buy our Coke, Pepsi, (and other sodas), milk, and a lot of other items from Wal-Mart, Eckerds, and Walgreens. How can we compete with them if we're -buying- from them? The result: we're nearly bankrupt, and there's nothing we can do about it: Capitalism is good until there's a big company which has a monopoly, which is almost always bound to happen.
just call aol and microsoft...i'm sure they wouldn't min sending you a few frisbees advertising their online service....
we made AOL cds useful by drinking coffee....
we can make olds DSL modems useful by getting DSL in my area
no, but seriously speaking: you can open it up and use it to hide your drug stash...who's going to look there?
actually the speed of java has increased a lot lately due to optimized compilers. Yes it's still slower than native plugins, but for OSes that are new and don't have plugins, its a definite advantage
Furthermore, regarding propietary, a Java plugin is a PROGRAM, not a FILE FORMAT. If they release the source (which I presume they will since its GPL and Open-Source) they its not exacly propietary. Anybody can look at it; Anybody can modify it, or tweak it.
Overall, this would be very nice, especially for people running unpopular browsers that don't have many players yet
If I remember correctly OpenDivx is an open-source version of MPEG4, I know drivers are available for Windows, Macs, and Linux....Sound and video quality is great, esp since that's the preferred format for ripping DVDs) and compression is about the same as MPEG
For the people who don't know what Cyberdyne systems is, it's part of the movie at Univeral Studios' (Florida) Terminator attraction. Cyberdyne Systems created a "security system" based on artificial intelligence which 1) nearly fully controlled everything that went on and 2) was programmed to destroy the world if it was about to beaten.
:)
I might be a little rusty on the details since I haven't been to Universal in a while...but for those of you who are confused, this DOES make sense (just not to most people
Executives at the area's leading adult entertainment firms report a surge of resumes and telephone inquiries from disillusioned techies
There's a reason for this.....after you work 60-70 hours a week, or more, your girlfriend/wife leaves you for not putting enough time into the relationship...then the company flunks, and guess what: now you're out of money and no girlfriend....and women don't like men w/o money
so the only choice is.....GET PAID TO GET LAID
and hence the porn industry
:)
nope, that would involve...ummm...technical competence
to dropping acid and seeing colors
Having lots of mail is extremely useful on the job. For example, at my last job, my schedule would go like this:
12:00 Get to work (I have classes, so I was allowed to be late) drop my cds in my office, turn on my computer
12:15 Go on break with friends, recount last days events
12:45 Go back to office, check mail
1:15 Go on break, talk about email and office rumors
1:45 Go back to office and eat lunch
2:15 Cigarrette break
2:45 Reread mail to make sure I didn't miss anything
3:15 Look for work
3:30 Cigarrette break
3:45 Try to find a manager to get work to do
4:15 Found manager, got work
4:30 Break
4:45 Begin working
5:00 Leave unfinished work for tomorrow
5:15 Break
5:45 Relax
6:15 Read email sent today
6:45 Turn off computer
7:00 Break
7:45 Go home
If it wasn't for email, I would've had to actually work
Have a 40 foot structure you need tested to 12 million pounds of pressure?
:)
yeh - the white house, and i'm sure that the results will benifit humanity
yes, working in pairs definitely has its advantages, but there are some serious disadvantages too. i'll extrapolate on both:
:) ]
advantages:
not only does the work get done quicker, there's now two views on the problem, which can often realaly simplify things. For example, I might be having "coder's block" while trying to figure out how to write an algorithm, while someone else might immediately see a way to do it. (The history of public-key cryptography is a perfect example, how a man (i forget who it was) figured out the mathematical formula within hours when the british government had been trying to find an implementation for a decade)
Additionally, as cheesy as it sounds, working in pairs provides moral support. when a project is extremely time-consuming, one can lose interest in it, but with two people, there's always one who can take over while the other takes a break. Now if both lose interest, you're absolutely fucked, but hey...that's how it goes.
Having too many people on a team causes confusion, finger-pointing, nobody wanting to do the work, etc...pretty much the elements most management systems have.
The primary disadvantage of working in pairs is that one might be "in the zone", and be able to code for hours straight, without error, but having a partner would slow him down, and prevent the natural abilities of "the zone" (i'm sure you programmers know what i'm talking about)
My opinion on teams is that it would be great, as long as the members realize each others capabilities and respect each other's privacy (in that if someone's coding, and has the office door shut, **don't** bother them.)
All in all, a partnership with the right people and the right ideas would work great...the problem is its usually management who decides who'll be on the team, and exactly how they're going to work together. And we all know what happens when management gets involved in coding...
[I'll leave the obligatory 'Windows' remark to you
According to Sunstein, software is helping us talk only to ourselves.
:)
Maybe so, but it has its advantages too. If it wasn't for the movie players and all the popups I wouldn't have become so close to my hand. And if I hadn't gotten close to my hand, I wouldn't be getting laid.
See...it all works out in the end
it's only going to reduce the number of "mainstreamers" getting mp3s, and in all honesty, those are the people the record companies should be worried about.
It's the mainstreamers that purchase albums like britney spears, n'sync, aguiliera, etc...but because they only listen to the albums for a few months until the trend changes, they feel no loyalty to the band, and have no reason to purchase the cd.
the people who have been using mp3s since way before napster, have other means of getting them: ftps, irc, and private forums immediately come to mind. and ftp can NOT be stopped unless the whole protocol is banned (won't happen) Us, on the other hand, do purchase cds even after downloading mp3s. Yes, I have about a hundred mp3 cds that I didn't buy. But I've also bought well over a hundred cds because of mp3s that I first downloaded.
No I don't condone downloading mp3s, and yes, it is theft. But economically, me downloading mp3s is making them more money than if i wasn't.
and napster's death isn't going to stop me or millions of other music lovers. as i said, there's other ways that are faster, more efficient, and more reliable.
"... burn rate and business plan in line with the more sober economic environment," but we all know what that means. Don't we?"
yep, gotta start drug testing.....and that's why they had to lay off half the workforce
also encrypt the filter, so in the event that anyone gets past it, you can also get them for violating the DMCA!
there's my 1/2 cent