Many comments are about the language. We have not had many problems with that. The employees we work with in India are all fairly good to speak and read English, and I think that goes for most Indian programmers.
Apparently you haven't visited a CS/Math dept in an american university lately.
This is fucking stupid. In this shitty economy you're advertizing a request for cheap labor in another country to replace the 2 programmers who lost their jobs HERE.
Building a content management system in Lotus Domino is not too complicated a task for the average notes developer... Depends on what you're looking for...Workflow type stuff - domino is perfect for that...example - my company's web site is hosted on domino, any changes someone makes to it must be approved my several people and then the site is updated...
Is there a lobbyist group for technologically educated folks out there to act as a watch-dog against this type of crappy legislation? Sure, we have the EFF, but that's more of a group that defends individuals that are being screwed by already existing f*cked up laws (i.e. DMCA)
Slashdot would be a great launching platform for such a group. Slashdot already has plenty of exposure. Hell, we could make an arrangement with VA to give members subscriptions to slashdot with a minimal portion of membership dues. Just an idea...
The only DRM system that could work would be a unit that could transfer media (music or otherwise) to and from any possible device that you would ever want to play it on (but it would make sure it was only on 1 device at any time). Is this possible? Yes, it's called USB, USB 2.0 or 1394 (Firewire). But all manufacturers would have to agree on a DRM protocol/system, again, this doesn't work for all cases (CD-players) - this would only work with mp3 players, etc.
With the.com era, we've seen plenty of "free" stuff go down the.bomb way. Most services on the web are no longer free (or at least quite a bit of it anyway.) People are slowly realizing that companies need to make money off of their services. However, Linux junkies, (this is not a flame, just an observation), still believe that "free as in beer" is the way to go for many things.
The long and the short of it is, Linux users may start paying for a web service, realize it actually has value...and maybe they can get acustomed to paying for software, etc. There's no way a software company can honestly stay afloat without selling its software (not custom software/consulting firms) The software market for linux is growing, but who, right now is willing to pay for it?
I don't remember Win98 being billed as a step up from NT4 on the enterprise. Well duh, 9X has been shitty all along. NT/2000/XP have had *some problems* - but what OS doesn't? All software has bugs. Operating systems will never be (but should be) an exception.
I dont know any decent MS admin who doesnt reboot the machines on schedules, or who consolidates multiple applications on a machine. You cant do it without risking random crashes, because W2K isnt even close to anything resembling 'stable'.
I know plenty of places that reboot their HP-Unix boxes once a week....so what?
void rant() { I guess Linux die-hards won't ever give up the "stable" issue with Windows because that's been their biggest gripe in years past. Windows 2000 is stable, like 99% of the other OSes out there. Considering all of the hardware support, ease if installation & use - they've done a hell of a job. Yes, I have my own complaints. But considering most folks on here don't even have a Windows 2K/XP machine setup, you certainly shouldn't be bitching about the stability of an OS that you don't use. Like Linux, it will work well if the user configures it properly. Hell, Linux isn't stable when I install it because I haven't the experience. So it doesn't matter much to most of the IT world because we can build stable win2k boxes. There aren't enough experienced linux users out there to warrant a company to commit to it when an experienced Linux Sys/Net-admin is going to demand more money because there are ten times as many half-way decent(sure, there's plenty of half-assed as well) NT/2K admins. }
The point is that with unlimited access to a yes/no validator you could reverse engineer the algorithm and create a perfect CD-creator.
It'd probably take a few days, but all in all, its not very impossible or even hard. A decent CS student could make it happen with a few cases of jolt and/or a few decent joints.
How much different is this from simply trying random codes in the game itself against Battle.net servers?
Shit, let them keep the CD Key algorithm secret & set up some simple https authentication script that the bnet server can pass the user's CDKEY and it returns, "YES, this key is ok", or "NO, its not OK". It might be oversimplified, but come on now, it is almost THAT EASY.
Ken Cron will head the new organization as CEO of VU Games. He will oversee the division's global strategy and provide overall leadership to the organization. Cron will also be responsible for advancing the division's development of key brand franchises, while focusing on the strategic objectives of cross-platform distribution, global expansion and the development of online subscription-model content.
Luc Vanhal, formerly CEO of VU Interactive Publishing North America, has been appointed President and COO, North America, of VU Games. Vanhal is responsible for all aspects of the company's North American business and strategy. He also oversees the Partner Publishing Group and the company's three North American-based development studios - Blizzard Entertainment, Sierra Entertainment and Universal Interactive. Vanhal reports to Ken Cron.
One thing I've noticed in my brief stint at a consulting firm is that whenever a technical person from the client is invited to a planning meeting to discuss what the goals of the project are, they get into the technical detail - where they should be looking at the project at a higher level, at the business process level.
My boss generally leads the meetings and I'm only there to get some experience at these meetings (I'm a developer - 8mos experience.) Also, I read in 1 post that when a tech says something can't be done, and the consultant says it can that one should listen to the tech. Personally, I would make both of them back up their statements before blindly accepting either answer. Documentation is not that hard to find these days.
A consultant should be someone (IMO) that specializes in a specific area (Doc Mgmt, ERP, Workflow Processes, etc) that a business requires guidance from - otherwise, you'd be using a tech who already works for you.
How about a PDA with wireless IMing system with auto-translation. send them to kids in poor countries to learn that america (and other western cultures/countires) do not hate them.
My arguement is worthless? How do you figure? If I can't take my cell phone from one end of the state (Buffalo) to NYC, what's the point of it being NATION-WIDE cellular service?
Post your comment with your/. ID - or don't bother posting at all if you already know your post has little credibility.
I have to say that Verizon has THE worst customer service I have ever seen. I went to NYC twice, and stayed at the Millenium Hilton (around the corner from Verizon's headquarters) and my phone wouldn't work there - and nobody had any idea what was going on. I even made a pre-emptive phone call to them before the 2nd trip to find out what I had to do to get it to work. They made me change a few settings and behold, I get to new york city - and still nothing. Yeah - great service. Nextel may be more a little more expensive, but I can go to Europe and my phone still works without any changes.
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A computer game company is there to make money. It is not there to revolutionize the world. Computer games costs a lot of money to produce. A "killer game" usually costs even more.
I don't buy that - OS companies are out there to make $. Operating Systems cost alot of money to produce - from what you're saying. But wait, what about Linux? Is it not a killer operating system? Microsoft seems to think so.
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Along the lines of #1 - Why don't a few experienced open source developers and some 3d artists start building the next killer game that will make every Tom, Dick & Harry install Linux just to play it?
We all know that Loki is dead, this would be even a better reason to put together a killer Linux game. Not only will you get people to switch to Linux because it is only available for Linux - but they'll also do it because the game is completely free.
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"...WINE version 1.0 may be just what Linux needs to get users to migrate from Windows to Linux."
Couple of things
#1) Why would joe-schmoe user switch to Linux because it can run the Windows apps that he already happily uses on windows? Because it's free? He's already got a copy of Windows. You have to give users a real reason to switch. i.e. - If Grand Theft Auto 4 was only available on the Linux platform, you can be sure that every Windows kid will try to get Linux running on his/her PC. I think Wine's a good thing, but on the whole, it won't make the general population think about switching to it - hell most people have never installed Windows, let alone some foreign OS that nobody they know can help them with.
#2) Wine's days are already numbered..NET apps will probably not run on Wine. The next version of MS Office will probably be on the.NET platform. Of course,.NET apps will probably work on Linux/Mono by then. Even worse, now Microsoft will be able to sell its apps to the Linux & Windows World.
I don't think its especially stupid... Something like a Career Simulation. You can work for others, you can choose to start your own business, invest in stocks, you have to spend money to live...I guess it would be like The Simms - MMORPG style (is this what "The Simms Online" is supposed to be?)
Anyway, it would be interesting to change things in the virtual economy and see how people react...
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Many comments are about the language. We have not had many problems with that. The employees we work with in India are all fairly good to speak and read English, and I think that goes for most Indian programmers.
Apparently you haven't visited a CS/Math dept in an american university lately.
He works for Lexmark International...bunch of assholes.
I'll 2nd that "Fuck You"
So much for american pride.
This is fucking stupid. In this shitty economy you're advertizing a request for cheap labor in another country to replace the 2 programmers who lost their jobs HERE.
you really are an @$$hole...why don't you shut up and sing the song pal?
God these stories are so f*cking stupid
Building a content management system in Lotus Domino is not too complicated a task for the average notes developer... Depends on what you're looking for...Workflow type stuff - domino is perfect for that...example - my company's web site is hosted on domino, any changes someone makes to it must be approved my several people and then the site is updated...
Is there a lobbyist group for technologically educated folks out there to act as a watch-dog against this type of crappy legislation? Sure, we have the EFF, but that's more of a group that defends individuals that are being screwed by already existing f*cked up laws (i.e. DMCA)
Slashdot would be a great launching platform for such a group. Slashdot already has plenty of exposure. Hell, we could make an arrangement with VA to give members subscriptions to slashdot with a minimal portion of membership dues. Just an idea...
The only DRM system that could work would be a unit that could transfer media (music or otherwise) to and from any possible device that you would ever want to play it on (but it would make sure it was only on 1 device at any time). Is this possible? Yes, it's called USB, USB 2.0 or 1394 (Firewire). But all manufacturers would have to agree on a DRM protocol/system, again, this doesn't work for all cases (CD-players) - this would only work with mp3 players, etc.
With the .com era, we've seen plenty of "free" stuff go down the .bomb way. Most services on the web are no longer free (or at least quite a bit of it anyway.) People are slowly realizing that companies need to make money off of their services. However, Linux junkies, (this is not a flame, just an observation), still believe that "free as in beer" is the way to go for many things.
The long and the short of it is, Linux users may start paying for a web service, realize it actually has value...and maybe they can get acustomed to paying for software, etc. There's no way a software company can honestly stay afloat without selling its software (not custom software/consulting firms) The software market for linux is growing, but who, right now is willing to pay for it?
I don't remember Win98 being billed as a step up from NT4 on the enterprise. Well duh, 9X has been shitty all along. NT/2000/XP have had *some problems* - but what OS doesn't? All software has bugs. Operating systems will never be (but should be) an exception.
I dont know any decent MS admin who doesnt reboot the machines on schedules, or who consolidates multiple applications on a machine. You cant do it without risking random crashes, because W2K isnt even close to anything resembling 'stable'.
I know plenty of places that reboot their HP-Unix boxes once a week....so what?
void rant()
{
I guess Linux die-hards won't ever give up the "stable" issue with Windows because that's been their biggest gripe in years past. Windows 2000 is stable, like 99% of the other OSes out there. Considering all of the hardware support, ease if installation & use - they've done a hell of a job. Yes, I have my own complaints. But considering most folks on here don't even have a Windows 2K/XP machine setup, you certainly shouldn't be bitching about the stability of an OS that you don't use. Like Linux, it will work well if the user configures it properly. Hell, Linux isn't stable when I install it because I haven't the experience. So it doesn't matter much to most of the IT world because we can build stable win2k boxes. There aren't enough experienced linux users out there to warrant a company to commit to it when an experienced Linux Sys/Net-admin is going to demand more money because there are ten times as many half-way decent(sure, there's plenty of half-assed as well) NT/2K admins.
}
The point is that with unlimited access to a yes/no validator you could reverse engineer the algorithm and create a perfect CD-creator.
It'd probably take a few days, but all in all, its not very impossible or even hard. A decent CS student could make it happen with a few cases of jolt and/or a few decent joints.
How much different is this from simply trying random codes in the game itself against Battle.net servers?
Shit, let them keep the CD Key algorithm secret & set up some simple https authentication script that the bnet server can pass the user's CDKEY and it returns, "YES, this key is ok", or "NO, its not OK". It might be oversimplified, but come on now, it is almost THAT EASY.
Might want to address it to these 2 characters:
Ken Cron will head the new organization as CEO of VU Games. He will oversee the division's global strategy and provide overall leadership to the organization. Cron will also be responsible for advancing the division's development of key brand franchises, while focusing on the strategic objectives of cross-platform distribution, global expansion and the development of online subscription-model content.
Luc Vanhal, formerly CEO of VU Interactive Publishing North America, has been appointed President and COO, North America, of VU Games. Vanhal is responsible for all aspects of the company's North American business and strategy. He also oversees the Partner Publishing Group and the company's three North American-based development studios - Blizzard Entertainment, Sierra Entertainment and Universal Interactive. Vanhal reports to Ken Cron.
I got this info from Vivendi's site...
The best game to ever come from LucasArts is SAM and MAX.
I have to disagree. Day of the Tentacle was better in my opinion. Check it out here.
One thing I've noticed in my brief stint at a consulting firm is that whenever a technical person from the client is invited to a planning meeting to discuss what the goals of the project are, they get into the technical detail - where they should be looking at the project at a higher level, at the business process level.
My boss generally leads the meetings and I'm only there to get some experience at these meetings (I'm a developer - 8mos experience.) Also, I read in 1 post that when a tech says something can't be done, and the consultant says it can that one should listen to the tech. Personally, I would make both of them back up their statements before blindly accepting either answer. Documentation is not that hard to find these days.
A consultant should be someone (IMO) that specializes in a specific area (Doc Mgmt, ERP, Workflow Processes, etc) that a business requires guidance from - otherwise, you'd be using a tech who already works for you.
How about a PDA with wireless IMing system with auto-translation. send them to kids in poor countries to learn that america (and other western cultures/countires) do not hate them.
My arguement is worthless? How do you figure? If I can't take my cell phone from one end of the state (Buffalo) to NYC, what's the point of it being NATION-WIDE cellular service?
/. ID - or don't bother posting at all if you already know your post has little credibility.
Post your comment with your
I have to say that Verizon has THE worst customer service I have ever seen. I went to NYC twice, and stayed at the Millenium Hilton (around the corner from Verizon's headquarters) and my phone wouldn't work there - and nobody had any idea what was going on. I even made a pre-emptive phone call to them before the 2nd trip to find out what I had to do to get it to work. They made me change a few settings and behold, I get to new york city - and still nothing. Yeah - great service. Nextel may be more a little more expensive, but I can go to Europe and my phone still works without any changes.
A computer game company is there to make money. It is not there to revolutionize the world. Computer games costs a lot of money to produce. A "killer game" usually costs even more.
I don't buy that - OS companies are out there to make $. Operating Systems cost alot of money to produce - from what you're saying. But wait, what about Linux? Is it not a killer operating system? Microsoft seems to think so.
Along the lines of #1 - Why don't a few experienced open source developers and some 3d artists start building the next killer game that will make every Tom, Dick & Harry install Linux just to play it?
We all know that Loki is dead, this would be even a better reason to put together a killer Linux game. Not only will you get people to switch to Linux because it is only available for Linux - but they'll also do it because the game is completely free.
"...WINE version 1.0 may be just what Linux needs to get users to migrate from Windows to Linux."
.NET apps will probably not run on Wine. The next version of MS Office will probably be on the .NET platform. Of course, .NET apps will probably work on Linux/Mono by then. Even worse, now Microsoft will be able to sell its apps to the Linux & Windows World.
Couple of things
#1) Why would joe-schmoe user switch to Linux because it can run the Windows apps that he already happily uses on windows? Because it's free? He's already got a copy of Windows. You have to give users a real reason to switch. i.e. - If Grand Theft Auto 4 was only available on the Linux platform, you can be sure that every Windows kid will try to get Linux running on his/her PC. I think Wine's a good thing, but on the whole, it won't make the general population think about switching to it - hell most people have never installed Windows, let alone some foreign OS that nobody they know can help them with.
#2) Wine's days are already numbered.
I don't think its especially stupid... Something like a Career Simulation. You can work for others, you can choose to start your own business, invest in stocks, you have to spend money to live...I guess it would be like The Simms - MMORPG style (is this what "The Simms Online" is supposed to be?)
Anyway, it would be interesting to change things in the virtual economy and see how people react...
how this even got posted?