I'm still waiting for the Longevity Vaccine ala Kim Robinson's Red Mars or Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. Then they could age me all they want to prevent cancer, re-engineer all my cells with the L.V., and boom, I'm a Slashdot Karma Whore 2500 A.D. edition baby!
Exactly. That's why some companies have no problem putting some hotshot MBA in the CIO/CTO seat who may not be all that tech-savvy to put it mildly.
That's not to say that IT execs don't need good business skills, but at the same time I think that all you need to be a good "visionary" is a lot of money and a lot of psychedelic drugs.:)
Anyways, I think this further illustrates the point that execs aren't always the best people to ask questions about what goes on in the trenches.
It may be wishful thinking, but I'm hopeful that IBM can make Linux take off in the corporate world.
I think mid-to-large size companies are under internal pressures to stick with Microsoft despite the price, security issues, and dreaded EULA's. I think that over the years, most of us have heard expressions like "Nobody's ever been fired for buying IBM machines" or Cisco routers, etc. In other words, the typical "Cover My Ass" mentality as an IT exec is to buy the most popular, widespread IT infrastructure and if something goes wrong then he/she can more easily assuage the PHB.
The reason I think IBM would be the company to make inroads with Linux is due to it's simple "label value". Corporations are at least more likely listen to a Linux pitch from IBM than some guy like me saying how wonderful my Debian workstation is at home.:)
I'm not trying to put down RedHat, VA, or other Linux companies, but it's hard for me to believe that the herd wouldn't be most influenced by Big Blue.
IIRC, Sacrifice is one of the games featured in the Transgaming screenshots, but does it actually work well in WineX? I saw Sacrifice in Fry's for $9.99 and if it worked in Wine I'd maybe give it a shot.
That Bunkers "mod" released by Blizzard was funner than Starcraft itself in a lot of ways. It required tactical strategy w/o all the micromanagement hell, the action very fast-paced, and the games finished quickly.
Will WC3 have King of the Hill and other multiplayer variants? That would be very fun IMO.
Well now that every freakin Windoze game is DirectX, DirectSound, DirectBlueScreenOfDeath, I bet it takes that much longer to port all that closed undocumented non-Windows compatible crap.
Well I guess gaming on Linux means that we have Linux servers hosting game for a bunch of Windoze clients.
Seriously though, I have two kids and while I could see the benefits of onsite daycare, I could see why companies would be hesitant to provide it.
1. Building space is not cheap (SF Bay Area);
2. If kid gets sick then employee must take off (usually the case anyways, but almost 100% certain with onsite daycare);
3. More friction between employees with kids and those without (which is already a big problem in some places);
Of course having an onsite daycare can have its drawbacks. Like announcements over the P.A. that your kid has pooped all over himself and you must take care of the situation immediately. As if I needed to add more potential embarrassment and stress in my life!
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That's b/c Lucas has to take more time to add the extra NSync soundtrack material to the DVD's.
Please don't mention extra footage. Hobbits can be very sensitive about their height you know.
I'm still waiting for the Longevity Vaccine ala Kim Robinson's Red Mars or Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. Then they could age me all they want to prevent cancer, re-engineer all my cells with the L.V., and boom, I'm a Slashdot Karma Whore 2500 A.D. edition baby!
Exactly. That's why some companies have no problem putting some hotshot MBA in the CIO/CTO seat who may not be all that tech-savvy to put it mildly.
:)
That's not to say that IT execs don't need good business skills, but at the same time I think that all you need to be a good "visionary" is a lot of money and a lot of psychedelic drugs.
Anyways, I think this further illustrates the point that execs aren't always the best people to ask questions about what goes on in the trenches.
It may be wishful thinking, but I'm hopeful that IBM can make Linux take off in the corporate world.
:)
I think mid-to-large size companies are under internal pressures to stick with Microsoft despite the price, security issues, and dreaded EULA's. I think that over the years, most of us have heard expressions like "Nobody's ever been fired for buying IBM machines" or Cisco routers, etc. In other words, the typical "Cover My Ass" mentality as an IT exec is to buy the most popular, widespread IT infrastructure and if something goes wrong then he/she can more easily assuage the PHB.
The reason I think IBM would be the company to make inroads with Linux is due to it's simple "label value". Corporations are at least more likely listen to a Linux pitch from IBM than some guy like me saying how wonderful my Debian workstation is at home.
I'm not trying to put down RedHat, VA, or other Linux companies, but it's hard for me to believe that the herd wouldn't be most influenced by Big Blue.
Well of course an "executive" be the CEO, VP of Marketing, Senior Executive VP of Drone Farming, etc.
:)
The scary thing is that I'm sure there are probably many CIO/CTO (IT execs) that probably have no idea what's running in their environment.
IIRC, Sacrifice is one of the games featured in the Transgaming screenshots, but does it actually work well in WineX? I saw Sacrifice in Fry's for $9.99 and if it worked in Wine I'd maybe give it a shot.
That Bunkers "mod" released by Blizzard was funner than Starcraft itself in a lot of ways. It required tactical strategy w/o all the micromanagement hell, the action very fast-paced, and the games finished quickly.
Will WC3 have King of the Hill and other multiplayer variants? That would be very fun IMO.
Blizzard games have always been on time. After all they never publish release dates and they only release "when it's done". :)
Maybe the fact that Sam Latinga(sp?) was at Loki and now at Blizzard may help the LInux cause, but I'm not holding my breath.
Well now that every freakin Windoze game is DirectX, DirectSound, DirectBlueScreenOfDeath, I bet it takes that much longer to port all that closed undocumented non-Windows compatible crap. Well I guess gaming on Linux means that we have Linux servers hosting game for a bunch of Windoze clients.
Seriously though, I have two kids and while I could see the benefits of onsite daycare, I could see why companies would be hesitant to provide it. 1. Building space is not cheap (SF Bay Area); 2. If kid gets sick then employee must take off (usually the case anyways, but almost 100% certain with onsite daycare); 3. More friction between employees with kids and those without (which is already a big problem in some places);
Of course having an onsite daycare can have its drawbacks. Like announcements over the P.A. that your kid has pooped all over himself and you must take care of the situation immediately. As if I needed to add more potential embarrassment and stress in my life!