Well, this review was the last article I'm going to read on slashdot. It was an utter piece of shit and I can't justify giving these morons any more traffic. It's been a good decade or so, but I can't justify the time it takes to filter this massive amount of misinformation. Cheers.
I'm a developer at Microsoft and I've worked with devs located in India, China, and the UK. You couldn't be more incorrect about, well, anything you said. I just visited the Beijing offices and they were just like ours in the Redmond. These are not contractors. They are full time employees delivering important components of large products. Their interview process is the same, they're paid the same wages (adjusted to cost of living for that region), and given the same benefits. Their review process is the same - based on quality, not quantity of code.
Devs from India come to Redmond to meet with developers here and they're welcomed with open arms. They're treated the same as other devs. They come out to lunch with us, attend morale events, company functions, etc.
We're an international company...and we hire internationally. Get over it. We're going to hire smart people all over the world. We always have, it's just that now there are options other than having them move half-way around the world.
The initial investigation has found that neither of these involve remote code execution
And it's only a DOS attack. No one will profit from it. This is really not a big deal and releasing the patch in a couple of weeks should be sufficient.
Honestly, you'll be lucky if you get the thing past customs without it being 'confiscated.' They take what they want. This happened to my friend who went to Kenya to help set up a network for his missionary friends. They just up and took a router and other bits of hardware that looked interesting to them and told him to move along. Luckily, he only had one CD of software that he kept in his pocket. He knew this was a possibility, but didn't think it really happens. It happens.
If you're going to bring a GPS device over there, get a compact one that will fit in your pocket.
I believe that's Microsoft Communicator that you're thinking of. It's what's replacing Windows Messenger, and maybe MSN Messenger (not sure). It lets you im with Yahoo, AIM, and MSN folks. Has support for VoIP, video, whiteboard, and conferencing. Pretty solid, too, from what I've seen of it.
That's currently a feature in Live Communications Server 2005. And when you miss a call, you get an email in your inbox with a.wav file that has the voice message attached.
Actually, it does have an impact on the federal government; specifically, tax breaks and other benefits that married couples receive. I'm for gay marriage, but there's no question that the feds have a stake in this other than morals. I'm kind of surprised they haven't set up any federal mandates yet. Tying restrictions to federal funds seems to get the states in line REAL fast.
Even them returning a large part of their cash reserves to their investors had little to no effect on their stock... Unless it prevented it from falling further.
When a company hands out a huge dividend, its stock falls by exactly that amount. Why? Stock is based on the value of the company. If you hand out a ton of cash, the value of your company decreases by exactly that amount.
Whether the stock is overvalued or undervalued has more to do with where people think it will go in the future; indirect calculations. Direct actions like this affect the stock directly.
The technology measures not only the size, strength and structure of a person's hand, but also the reflexive way in which the person acts. For smart gun, the observed actions are how the person squeezes something to produce a unique and measurable pattern. Embedded sensors in the experimental gun then can read and record the size and force of the users' hand during the first second when the trigger is squeezed.
What about how people react in a firing range compared to on the street in a real situation? I would sure as hell grip the gun a little harder, shake a little bit, etc. I'd love to see this technology work, but I'm just not convinced.
All mainstream media have different demographics and have to make these decisions. However, when it comes to deciding how to honor people in their industry, the others respect themselves. Even the porn industry dresses up and takes themselves seriously for awards. The other industries say, "yes, we realize most of the people who watch our stuff are morons, but have a look at what really goes into it and how we dedicate our lives to it." The awards are for the creators, not for the fans; they're there to be honored by their peers...having fans there is just a bonus. I couldn't care less how they do it while I'm a fan, but if I were in the industry I'd be quite insulted.
They didn't say that everyone runs as admin all the time (though I'd be surprised if they didn't); they said everyone has admin access for when they need it.
Google. Red Hat. Sun. IBM. Blizzard. Texas Instruments. Intel. AMD. Jeez, the list could go on and on. Essentially, people around here seem to want a balance between capitalism and social responsibility towards progress. Me? I work for Microsoft.
Have you actually tried it? It could be better than the Google toolbar. For instance, I've noticed that it keeps track of items being moved around in Outlook a lot better. I also like its Advanced Query Interface.
How about it not turning your computer into a web server? It took me an unreasonable amount of time to install the Google toolbar because of my firewall settings; this was a breeze (Google still says it won't work on my computer whenever I start up, even though it does).
As I compare the two, they seem to each have their pros and cons. Like any other decision regarding which piece of software to use, I'd imagine it will depend on the user...or users will use both.
Isn't this the kind of thing you'd want to try out first in rural areas? After all, this should be complementing DSL and Cable modems at first, then replace them eventually, not vice versa.
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"there is an immersive 'sh*t I'm lost' factor when you're going through a maze. I find that realistic. Heck, you get into some alien base, you know nothing about it, it looks all the same, youre panicy, that's not necessarily a bad thing. You shouldn't always know where you're going. That's part of the panic/fun of going through it the first time."
Uhhh, I guess you missed the giant flashing arrows on the floor?
Internet email is starting to remind me of the way internet access was about a decade ago. At first it was AOL with 20 hours a month, then it was slowly upped, and eventually it was just "eh screw it, unlimited."
By the way, AOL's since fixed it, but for awhile the number of hours they gave away during their first month was actually more than a 31 day month contained. Not that their users were smart enough to pick that up anyway.
It's nice to see that storage is getting so cheap; I don't think it will be much longer before internet email has unlimited storage for free. If any, I think the extra cost will be based on features.
This, in my opinion, is a pretty good indication that Bill Gates could be right; hardware will be free. As software gets more complex and requires more devs, it's viewed more and more like a service. What we're seeing is an industry that's already gone the route of realizing that the material costs are miniscule compared to those of the labor/service, and thus include the hardware in the service package.
I remember seeing a Discovery channel special roughly 4 years ago that showed a vehicle (I believe it was a tank) that did this. It used fiber optics. The scenario was terrorists holding a house full of hostages. The vehicle creeped up slowly and was impressively hard to detect visually.
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Well, this review was the last article I'm going to read on slashdot. It was an utter piece of shit and I can't justify giving these morons any more traffic. It's been a good decade or so, but I can't justify the time it takes to filter this massive amount of misinformation. Cheers.
Actually, Fremont is a neighborhood in Seattle. Besides, it's just the code name, not the actual product name.
Meh, better than being the descendants of a bunch of knuckleheaded criminals.
I'm a developer at Microsoft and I've worked with devs located in India, China, and the UK. You couldn't be more incorrect about, well, anything you said. I just visited the Beijing offices and they were just like ours in the Redmond. These are not contractors. They are full time employees delivering important components of large products. Their interview process is the same, they're paid the same wages (adjusted to cost of living for that region), and given the same benefits. Their review process is the same - based on quality, not quantity of code.
Devs from India come to Redmond to meet with developers here and they're welcomed with open arms. They're treated the same as other devs. They come out to lunch with us, attend morale events, company functions, etc.
We're an international company...and we hire internationally. Get over it. We're going to hire smart people all over the world. We always have, it's just that now there are options other than having them move half-way around the world.
Ha! You're no better than we are. Told you so!
Seriously, welcome to the real world, Mozilla Foundation.
Honestly, you'll be lucky if you get the thing past customs without it being 'confiscated.' They take what they want. This happened to my friend who went to Kenya to help set up a network for his missionary friends. They just up and took a router and other bits of hardware that looked interesting to them and told him to move along. Luckily, he only had one CD of software that he kept in his pocket. He knew this was a possibility, but didn't think it really happens. It happens.
If you're going to bring a GPS device over there, get a compact one that will fit in your pocket.
Mormons?
I believe that's Microsoft Communicator that you're thinking of. It's what's replacing Windows Messenger, and maybe MSN Messenger (not sure). It lets you im with Yahoo, AIM, and MSN folks. Has support for VoIP, video, whiteboard, and conferencing. Pretty solid, too, from what I've seen of it.
That's currently a feature in Live Communications Server 2005. And when you miss a call, you get an email in your inbox with a .wav file that has the voice message attached.
Actually, it does have an impact on the federal government; specifically, tax breaks and other benefits that married couples receive. I'm for gay marriage, but there's no question that the feds have a stake in this other than morals. I'm kind of surprised they haven't set up any federal mandates yet. Tying restrictions to federal funds seems to get the states in line REAL fast.
Whether the stock is overvalued or undervalued has more to do with where people think it will go in the future; indirect calculations. Direct actions like this affect the stock directly.
What about how people react in a firing range compared to on the street in a real situation? I would sure as hell grip the gun a little harder, shake a little bit, etc. I'd love to see this technology work, but I'm just not convinced.
All mainstream media have different demographics and have to make these decisions. However, when it comes to deciding how to honor people in their industry, the others respect themselves. Even the porn industry dresses up and takes themselves seriously for awards. The other industries say, "yes, we realize most of the people who watch our stuff are morons, but have a look at what really goes into it and how we dedicate our lives to it." The awards are for the creators, not for the fans; they're there to be honored by their peers...having fans there is just a bonus. I couldn't care less how they do it while I'm a fan, but if I were in the industry I'd be quite insulted.
Actually, the exchange rate is $1 US to 10 game dollars. The article said the land was sold for 265,000 game dollars.
They didn't say that everyone runs as admin all the time (though I'd be surprised if they didn't); they said everyone has admin access for when they need it.
Google. Red Hat. Sun. IBM. Blizzard. Texas Instruments. Intel. AMD. Jeez, the list could go on and on. Essentially, people around here seem to want a balance between capitalism and social responsibility towards progress. Me? I work for Microsoft.
Have you actually tried it? It could be better than the Google toolbar. For instance, I've noticed that it keeps track of items being moved around in Outlook a lot better. I also like its Advanced Query Interface.
How about it not turning your computer into a web server? It took me an unreasonable amount of time to install the Google toolbar because of my firewall settings; this was a breeze (Google still says it won't work on my computer whenever I start up, even though it does).
As I compare the two, they seem to each have their pros and cons. Like any other decision regarding which piece of software to use, I'd imagine it will depend on the user...or users will use both.
Do you really think Microsoft hadn't started on this before Google's search was released? It's only been a couple of months.
Isn't this the kind of thing you'd want to try out first in rural areas? After all, this should be complementing DSL and Cable modems at first, then replace them eventually, not vice versa.
"there is an immersive 'sh*t I'm lost' factor when you're going through a maze. I find that realistic. Heck, you get into some alien base, you know nothing about it, it looks all the same, youre panicy, that's not necessarily a bad thing. You shouldn't always know where you're going. That's part of the panic/fun of going through it the first time."
Uhhh, I guess you missed the giant flashing arrows on the floor?
Internet email is starting to remind me of the way internet access was about a decade ago. At first it was AOL with 20 hours a month, then it was slowly upped, and eventually it was just "eh screw it, unlimited."
By the way, AOL's since fixed it, but for awhile the number of hours they gave away during their first month was actually more than a 31 day month contained. Not that their users were smart enough to pick that up anyway.
It's nice to see that storage is getting so cheap; I don't think it will be much longer before internet email has unlimited storage for free. If any, I think the extra cost will be based on features.
This, in my opinion, is a pretty good indication that Bill Gates could be right; hardware will be free. As software gets more complex and requires more devs, it's viewed more and more like a service. What we're seeing is an industry that's already gone the route of realizing that the material costs are miniscule compared to those of the labor/service, and thus include the hardware in the service package.
I remember seeing a Discovery channel special roughly 4 years ago that showed a vehicle (I believe it was a tank) that did this. It used fiber optics. The scenario was terrorists holding a house full of hostages. The vehicle creeped up slowly and was impressively hard to detect visually.