I used to work for a Ticketmaster Partner; we did much data integration with their systems, which are quite complicated and have extensive data mining capabilities. From what I remember, they are into the "spam for life" marketing concept.
I'd probably go as far as claim that they figure any fines they pay as part of "can [still] spam" as the cost of doing business.
The "few weeks to update the database" is a crock o' shite. Their stuff is real time---at least the adding data part is.;)
I'm sure Amazon.com and Ticketmaster, which both use the OS that lacks that "the final tier of reliability and predictability" are crying because they didn't pick windows.
Perhaps Mr. Singleton has been unable to find talented SysAdmins and Devs to maintain his systems and write his code?
Yes, Windows is easy enough for any reasonably talented monkey to configure (poorly). If I were running a multi-million dollar company, I surely would want some talent in the revenue stream, though.
for most US courts, "threatening" means that your life is in danger
Not in Texas.
A person is
justified in using deadly force against another to protect
land or
tangible, movable property
(2) when and to the degree he reasonably believes the
deadly force is immediately necessary:
(A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of
arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the
nighttime, or criminal mischief during the nighttime; -- Texas Penal Code, Sec. 9.42.
My side of the story--the story I will tell the cops--was that you threatened my property, my wife and my child with rape, sodomy, hanging and illegal drug use. I tried to get you off the property, but you kept on coming, while shouting obscenities. I finally pulled my little gun and told you to go away; you refused. Done.
Your side of the story... well, there isn't one, because
when I shoot you in the face with my Desert Eagle.50 cal, you will not be able to tell your side of the story to anyone but jesus or vishnu. The law says nothing about welding a weapon to fit the requirement of "threatening." The only requirements are that it is nighttime and there is a reasonable reason (property "threatened") why the perp was shot in the face.
Your future employer wants to hire you to do a job.
If that employer is an ISV, then she wants to use use you to
turn code into money, as efficiently as possible. If the employer
does something else, then he wants you to make it easier for other
people to make money.
So, with that in mind, does it matter what you did in the past?
No. "Past experience is no guarantee for future performance."
So what, then? What matters is can you do the job the employer
wants now, can you fit in with the rest of the team, and
will you take the initiative to grow yourself? If you can answer
the first two in the affirmative, you won't have a problem getting
yourself a job*. If you can answer the last in the affirmative, you
can keep yourself gainfully employed long term (in the
field).
you don't live here, and don't have a clue. the only time an american has the "freedom" to shoot someone in the face is if that someone is pointing a gun at them.
You may live here, but you have even less of a clue.
Here in TexAss, you can shoot anyone on your property, provided you can prove that they threatened you or your stuff at night and there was "no other way" to keep them from "threatening" you.
The solution is to reduce the scope (i.e., features). Then you can get the features that are left delivered on time and at budget.
If they balk and tell you you're not getting any additional money, then tell them they're asking you to buy a $.60 Snickers bar, a $.75 M&Ms bag, and a $1.25 bottle of coke, but they only gave you $2.00.
If they say you're not getting any additional time, then tell them they're giving you a (newly) pregnant mom and saying, "You can have as many additional moms as you need, just deliver the baby in 4 months."
The #1 OS, by a landslide, on my website (shortify.com) is Windows XP.
Why in god green's earth would ANY non-technical person EVER visit your site?
Yeah, that's right - there is no reason, so your data is invalid. Non-technical people are the ones who get the glassy look in their eyes when you even start talking about the yew-are-ell or "high top-lizard lips-dub-dub-dub-dot-com" things.
"Oh, but someone will mail a short link to a non-technical person."
Sorry, but I'm going to have to play the BS card on you. Non technical people -- remember them?! -- are the ones that go to google (because lil' 9-year-old Jimmy told them this is how you search the internets) and type 'http://www.amazon.com' in the search box. If they're really computer savvy, the best they can do is type in a common name ('FrischsBigBoy'), slap a '.com' on the end of it and hope it is site.
Most businesses are still stuck on W2k. They only get XP when
they get a new machine, and for many companies (especially the
small ones), this only happens when the old one dies or can't run
the software anymore. As more apps move to the internets, the
incentive to upgrade will go down. Don't have the.NET runtimes,
and can't install 'em on your Windows 98 box? Who cares? "Just fire
up the internet icon and click on the accounting button on the
intranet page" says the PHB.
Sure, grandma might have an eight-year-old PC, but most
people don't, and most people get a new OS when they get a new
PC.
My experience says things are different. Most people
DO have an old PC, because they aren't
geeks and don't care about getting the latest ATI card so they can
play GTA:XXX. How old is your microwave? Why don't you 'upgrade'
it? That's the same feeling the average person has towards
computers.
Trident::Any_Better_Rendering_Engine AS Corncob::Good_Soft_Toiletpaper
If IE used another engine, then we could finally stop writing multiple CSS hacks and fretting over lack of PNG support to make up for Trident's next-to-worthless implementation of both.
The government could say, "No! Raise your own damned
kids," ~.
So, just pass a law called The Parental
Responsibility Act:
Definitions
"Parent" the legal guardian or biological
progenitor of the child, who is responsible for raising and
caring for said child.
"Child" the underage citizen that is placed in the care
of the parent.
"Age-inappropriate material" is any pictures, text, or
audio content that contains materials too disturbing for a
child to view. The entity responsible for determining if
materials are disturbing to the child is the child's
parent.
Purchasing offense
Any parent who allows his/her child to purchase an
age-inappropriate game and later complains to the authorities
or brings suit against the publisher shall be required to
attend 3 government-sponsored parenting classes within 1
year or pay a $3,000US fine,
work 100 hours in community service, and
play the game for 20 hours
For subsequent offenses, the above penalties will apply
plus the following:
attend additional government-sponsored parenting class(s)
equal to the number of repeat offenses, all within within 1
month per required class or pay a $7,000US fine. The class
requirements will continue to accumulate until the parent has
a mental breakdown and is placed in an institution.
Internets
Any parent who allows his/her child to view any
age-inappropriate content on the internets and later complains
to the authorities or brings suit against the publisher shall
be required to
Obtain A++ certification (or government-approved
equivallent) within 1 year or pay a $2,000US fine, and
attend 2 government-sponsored parenting classes within 1
year or pay a $2,000US fine, and
surf for porn for 12 hours with only a 15 minute break
every 3 hours
Second offense will be identical to the first. The third
offense will result in
termination of the household internets connection,
prohibition of obtaining another connection for 6
months,
Yes, given a set of data points (time/location), you can easily predict where the person will be at the next node, but every following node becomes that much less predictable, until the model collapses (i.e., shows you puttering around the campus bookstore for 30 minutes, then going to the cafeteria [chicken bowl=good] for 15, then zipping over to Nairobi an hour later, finally ending on the Ross ice shelf 20 minutes after that).
Most small companies don't upgrade jack until things are literally falling apart.
In a SmallCo I did some contract coding for last year, their average machine ran 98 and had a 15 inch monitor. Yes, there were some 95s out there (running god knows what networking bolt-ons to get them on the network).
The only way they "upgraded" was when one machine died or they got a new person and they had to purchase a new box.
Just out of curiosity, I opened one of their 95 machines; you could've filled a lunchbag with all the dust in there. Now recall that dust is mostly skin flakes and mite feces... ewww!
After the series is over, people who have paid for half ofthe series should get a 25-30% discount on the boxed set ~.
There's this thing that businesses do, called "make a profit." I think you're confusing "make a profit" with "be my friend" or "give me some cool stuff for free/at a discount."
Please explain why you won't buy the season on DVD at full price. You're a loyal fan, are you not?
Then, if they play their cards right, as a loyal fan I can buy the entire series on DVD for $25 including S&H since I already paid $40-$60 for the series.
You don't think the "loyal fan[boys]" aren't already ready to give up their 85 bones for the season set? Sadly, they are, so your scheme to get your copy at a cheaper price won't hold water from a balance sheet standpoint.
Let me ask you something: why not go in with two friends and swap the disks around your group? That way, you get 69% "off" and you get the use of the whole set.
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I'd probably go as far as claim that they figure any fines they pay as part of "can [still] spam" as the cost of doing business.
The "few weeks to update the database" is a crock o' shite. Their stuff is real time---at least the adding data part is. ;)
Perhaps Mr. Singleton has been unable to find talented SysAdmins and Devs to maintain his systems and write his code?
Yes, Windows is easy enough for any reasonably talented monkey to configure (poorly). If I were running a multi-million dollar company, I surely would want some talent in the revenue stream, though.
My side of the story--the story I will tell the cops--was that you threatened my property, my wife and my child with rape, sodomy, hanging and illegal drug use. I tried to get you off the property, but you kept on coming, while shouting obscenities. I finally pulled my little gun and told you to go away; you refused. Done.
Your side of the story... well, there isn't one, because when I shoot you in the face with my Desert Eagle .50 cal, you will not be able to tell your side of the story to anyone but jesus or vishnu. The law says nothing about welding a weapon to fit the requirement of "threatening." The only requirements are that it is nighttime and there is a reasonable reason (property "threatened") why the perp was shot in the face.
Your future employer wants to hire you to do a job.
If that employer is an ISV, then she wants to use use you to turn code into money, as efficiently as possible. If the employer does something else, then he wants you to make it easier for other people to make money.
So, with that in mind, does it matter what you did in the past? No. "Past experience is no guarantee for future performance."
So what, then? What matters is can you do the job the employer wants now, can you fit in with the rest of the team, and will you take the initiative to grow yourself? If you can answer the first two in the affirmative, you won't have a problem getting yourself a job*. If you can answer the last in the affirmative, you can keep yourself gainfully employed long term (in the field).
.
*Not applicable if the interviewer is incompetent (i.e., asks questions from the Big Book Of Interview Questions).
Here in TexAss, you can shoot anyone on your property, provided you can prove that they threatened you or your stuff at night and there was "no other way" to keep them from "threatening" you.
Bang, bang.
If they balk and tell you you're not getting any additional money, then tell them they're asking you to buy a $.60 Snickers bar, a $.75 M&Ms bag, and a $1.25 bottle of coke, but they only gave you $2.00.
If they say you're not getting any additional time, then tell them they're giving you a (newly) pregnant mom and saying, "You can have as many additional moms as you need, just deliver the baby in 4 months."
He's old...
On every box:
Don't forget:
Yeah, that's right - there is no reason, so your data is invalid. Non-technical people are the ones who get the glassy look in their eyes when you even start talking about the yew-are-ell or "high top-lizard lips-dub-dub-dub-dot-com" things.
"Oh, but someone will mail a short link to a non-technical person."
Sorry, but I'm going to have to play the BS card on you. Non technical people -- remember them?! -- are the ones that go to google (because lil' 9-year-old Jimmy told them this is how you search the internets) and type 'http://www.amazon.com' in the search box. If they're really computer savvy, the best they can do is type in a common name ('FrischsBigBoy'), slap a '.com' on the end of it and hope it is site.
Sorry, man. Try again.
Most businesses are still stuck on W2k. They only get XP when they get a new machine, and for many companies (especially the small ones), this only happens when the old one dies or can't run the software anymore. As more apps move to the internets, the incentive to upgrade will go down. Don't have the .NET runtimes,
and can't install 'em on your Windows 98 box? Who cares? "Just fire
up the internet icon and click on the accounting button on the
intranet page" says the PHB.
My experience says things are different. Most people DO have an old PC, because they aren't geeks and don't care about getting the latest ATI card so they can play GTA:XXX. How old is your microwave? Why don't you 'upgrade' it? That's the same feeling the average person has towards computers.
If IE used another engine, then we could finally stop writing multiple CSS hacks and fretting over lack of PNG support to make up for Trident's next-to-worthless implementation of both.
Just because you have nothing to hide, it doesn't mean what you're hiding isn't important.
So, just pass a law called The Parental Responsibility Act :
Any parent who allows his/her child to purchase an age-inappropriate game and later complains to the authorities or brings suit against the publisher shall be required to
- attend 3 government-sponsored parenting classes within 1
year or pay a $3,000US fine,
- work 100 hours in community service, and
- play the game for 20 hours
For subsequent offenses, the above penalties will apply plus the following:Any parent who allows his/her child to view any age-inappropriate content on the internets and later complains to the authorities or brings suit against the publisher shall be required to
- Obtain A++ certification (or government-approved
equivallent) within 1 year or pay a $2,000US fine, and
- attend 2 government-sponsored parenting classes within 1
year or pay a $2,000US fine, and
- surf for porn for 12 hours with only a 15 minute break
every 3 hours
Second offense will be identical to the first. The third offense will result inYes, given a set of data points (time/location), you can easily predict where the person will be at the next node, but every following node becomes that much less predictable, until the model collapses (i.e., shows you puttering around the campus bookstore for 30 minutes, then going to the cafeteria [chicken bowl=good] for 15, then zipping over to Nairobi an hour later, finally ending on the Ross ice shelf 20 minutes after that).
In a SmallCo I did some contract coding for last year, their average machine ran 98 and had a 15 inch monitor. Yes, there were some 95s out there (running god knows what networking bolt-ons to get them on the network).
The only way they "upgraded" was when one machine died or they got a new person and they had to purchase a new box.
Just out of curiosity, I opened one of their 95 machines; you could've filled a lunchbag with all the dust in there. Now recall that dust is mostly skin flakes and mite feces... ewww!
Ant is for Toddlers,
Maven is for Adults
All the stores (Best Buy, Circuit City, Gamestop, CompUSA) all pulled the game the day the ratings change was announced.
Seems that the last bastion of freedom and privacy is the Great White North.
Sheesh, what ever happened to "rewrite in your own words"? I guess you were never taught about plagiarism in school, huh?
You can't resolve something that's barely 4 meters from a terrestrial telescope with current technology.
Please explain why you won't buy the season on DVD at full price. You're a loyal fan, are you not?
You don't think the "loyal fan[boys]" aren't already ready to give up their 85 bones for the season set? Sadly, they are, so your scheme to get your copy at a cheaper price won't hold water from a balance sheet standpoint.Let me ask you something: why not go in with two friends and swap the disks around your group? That way, you get 69% "off" and you get the use of the whole set.
He was saying that Apple doesn't make cash on each download, but on the sales of each iPod.