Technical management evaluates the options based on the requirements, and makes recommendations. BizMGNT shit-cans the recommendation in favor of whatever buzz-word technology is in vogue. Engineers implement the technologies chosen scratching their collective heads as to how this meets any of the initial requirements;. AND they have to engineer supporting infrastructure with no budget, and even less time to make pager-duty tolerable.
At least that's how it's worked in my experience. Someone who doesnt have to answer the phone at 2am gets to decide.
I have noticed this trend in OSs,
Windows/OSX hide file extensions.
Windows hides filesystem structure in "Libraries" (Complete Bullshit by the way. I went through and removed them from the registry, only to have them reappear after an update).
Windows hides system files.
Web browsers hide the protocol info. HTTP:\\ or FTP:\\
I do not like it.
If the 5th amendment applied during interrogation, then no one could confess. Every case would go to trial. You can refuse to talk to police. Miranda rights apply when talking to police, AFTER GETTING ARRESTED. The summary is that there is nothing that you can say to help yourself until you get to court. By saying nothing there is nothing that the prosecution can hold against you.
This is exactly the kind of thing that the "One Legal copy" exemption of the copyright laws was included to prevent.
I am not up on latest xbox game copying techniques, but I am sure it is not easy for the average user... if possible at all.
The organization is key. I worked support for a billion dollar construction company. The average user was below average in IT knowledge. EVERYTHING was locked down. By-and-large the folks in the office were promoted from the field. And in the field, if something didn't work, smacking it with a hammer and swearing were the first two options to get it fixed. I have been chewed out because Bubba-Ray's computer didnt work like he 'Thought' it should.
Most everyone had college degrees. The problem was that they were in mechanical engineering , structural engineering, or accounting. Nothing that would give any insight to pc maintenance.
--Lesson: If someone is interested, they will do overt, flirty things, unless they're a shy and insecure mess, which you want nothing to do with even if you're one too. Ordering the same type of soft drink is not a declaration of love.--
Your analogy is off. this isnt soda.
When women are attracted to someone, the will generally put themselves in situations that require a lot of contact with the object of their attraction, and wait for him to make the move. Usually, I clued into that fact, just as she was giving up on me:-(
I have often wondered why this is an issue at all... On my POTS line, I can call anyone, anytime, as long as they have a phone. In the beginning, they charged based on distance. Long distance calls cost more, but as the infrustructure has expanded, the concept of distance is mostly meaningless. Never did the telecos charge based on whom I was calling.
How is the net different? I pay my isp for my internet connection, Google pays bigbucks for theirs. Why should the telecos get any extra because google is using 100% of the badwidth for which they have already paid?
This is extortion, plain and simple.
Google: "We need to get another OC128"
Telecos: "Well that will cost you $FOO for the connection, AND if you want ALL your traffic, it will cost you $BAR per month to ferry your traffic across our network safely. Otherwise, who knows what could happen..."
And the telecos are trying to legalize it.
My employer is a state department of transportation.
All crew office and facilities traffic are routed and filtered in the capitol per the legislation. they are locked down, they cant go anywhere. Because of the limits, most if not all the crew offices have DSL service, and one or two machines that the State IT department dont know about(READ: someones unpatched five year old emachine). The two networks dont touch, but everyone has a thumb-drive.
In the case of one project, they had a T1 connection written into the special provisions of the contract; meaning, for four years, the general contractor would pay for all expenses related to that line. And the DOT could withhold payment if there was an excessive outage.
The crew managers have decided collectively that the state policy was too restrictive, so they went around it.
It's the wide-releases that have sucked, not all movies. I am lucky to live in an area that has a couple of independent movie-houses-- (you know the ones where people turn their cell-phones off, and sit through the end-credits.) In that venue, I have seen some entertaining movies -- (The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, Capote, Shopgirl.)
So why are the studios failing to produce good movies?
1. Because the average consumer doesn't want a masterpiece. Joe Six-pack wants just enough plausibility in the story to allow him to escape his reality for a couple of hours. I think that the audience is savvy to the tricks of the movie makers. Fantastic visual effects are no longer a substitute for a good plot (War of the Worlds comes to mind. Isn't the whole movie just one long chase?). Cool wardrobe and sharp language are no substitute for good acting.
2. Names sell tickets. Spielberg, Hanks, and Cruise all sell tickets. Some of thier work is fantastic and some of it sucks eggs. Either way, chances are that the film will make $20 million before the word gets out.
3. Risk. The average movie costs four to six million. With that kind of money on the line the pressure is on to recoup your investment. A movie version of a semi-memorable TV show from your target audience's collective childhood will always sell. (Dukes of Hazzard, Miami Vice, Star Wars EP I, II, III)
Television has largely ruined the audience. Eight to ten minutes of commercials for every half-hour of programming. Crawling text, channel promotions w/sound playing over the show are very distracting. I have personally forgotten what I was watching while channel surfing during commercials.
My point is that there are good films available, you just have to sift though a lot of schlock to get to them.
the moviegoing experience has changed a lot in the last 15 years. People are less considerate these days. From the lazy parents to people habitually checking their cell phones in the theatre, its just too much. I think that the explosion in home theater is partly to blame. People are just contitioned to do whatever they want while the movie is on. Take calls, talk to the screen, let the kids run around.
I love going to the movies. But I choose to go to the art-house theatres near me. The crowds are more considerate and quiet.
Ask any of the book / magazine publishers out there. I can buy a cookbook retail for $25. Or I can wait, and buy that same book used at Half-price books. There are even repositories of books where anybody could check out the book without paying for it. In the end it is the writer that is getting screwed. Why should software be any different?
"One time I actually had to go to a computer store in the Chicago Loop (when they had them there) and buy a brand new server to replace one I couldn't revive."
I worked as a mobile tech for a construction company. Just imagine the worst possible senario for a computer, Temporary buildings, unstable power, wildly fluctuating temp. and humidity. All of that plus daily abuse by users more accustomed to beating heavy equipment into submission than figuring out why their spreadsheet isn't calculating properly. Needless to say I was busy.
What is worse, my manager was really good about trying to spend MY money. "Just expense it," he'd say. Sure, it sounds easy, but getting reimbursed took months because each site was it's own cost-center. My manager approved the purchase, but I had to justify each expense the the accountant assigned to each site. I had to justfy the purchase of an ISDN modem for the project manager. The only available internet connection out in the boonies, and I had to wrestle with accounting to get my money back. I let the total get to $3000 before I stopped. Six months later, when I finally quit, I had to ask for the rest of my money.
My point is that we should have kept a supply of parts on-hand. Switches, and routers, ISDN modems.
Have you listened to all of the schlock out there? Well you will if the device doesn't ask permission before transferring other users shares. If these things get sufficiently popular, how long will it be before unsigned bands start a guerrilla advertising campaign by riding trains at rush hour? I'll pass.
As for me, I find good music by using my social network as a filter, from sources I trust. Even semi-legal outlets like allofmp3.com allow me to discover music on the cheap.
...when the PS2 released. We did the EXACT same thing. We setup tables, put the bundles together, and WOULDN'T sell a ps2 without them. It is all leverage. BBY knows that the people standing in line to buy the latest and greatest consoles are going to jump a few hurdles, and part with some more cash to get it first.
Best Buy does not condone pressuring customers to purchase items they may not want or that may not fit their lifestyle
The don't condone it, but they do reward it. The sales force at BBY is not on commission, but the management IS compensated for store preformance. An in-store sales manager determines how sales are conducted, and this would not be the first time a manager decided to artificially inflate his numbers. Regional management and upper management only looks at the balance sheet and customer comments. So if the store makes or exceeds expectations, and no one complains, then the store management gets some cash.
leave them on the server. My home machine grabs mail once a day( 1am ) and deletes it from the server. That way, when I am away from home, my lappy will catch the new mail, but my home machine will archive it. If by chance there the home machine catches an important message, its a trivial task to get at it. The only problem I could see with this scheme is organizing sent mail. I rarely use the home machine for anything other than file server and backup tasks so this isnt a problem for me.
polish the resume. Pass it around to head-hunters. Go on some interviews. Prepare yourself for the worst. If possible dont work without a net. Create a situation where they need you more than you need them. After you've done that, your choice should be quite clear.
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I am the opposite. Anything less than 90 minutes is a waste for me.
I missed the whole point of twitter. It's just a listserve with a 140 character limit.
Technical management evaluates the options based on the requirements, and makes recommendations. BizMGNT shit-cans the recommendation in favor of whatever buzz-word technology is in vogue. Engineers implement the technologies chosen scratching their collective heads as to how this meets any of the initial requirements;. AND they have to engineer supporting infrastructure with no budget, and even less time to make pager-duty tolerable. At least that's how it's worked in my experience. Someone who doesnt have to answer the phone at 2am gets to decide.
...and you could vaporize a human target from space.
I have noticed this trend in OSs, Windows/OSX hide file extensions. Windows hides filesystem structure in "Libraries" (Complete Bullshit by the way. I went through and removed them from the registry, only to have them reappear after an update). Windows hides system files. Web browsers hide the protocol info. HTTP:\\ or FTP:\\ I do not like it.
Only if you assume that the ISP isn't filtering egress already... which is doubtful.
An algorithm scanned through images of works of art, and identified similarities. And that means what?
Pay for Value.
If the 5th amendment applied during interrogation, then no one could confess. Every case would go to trial. You can refuse to talk to police. Miranda rights apply when talking to police, AFTER GETTING ARRESTED. The summary is that there is nothing that you can say to help yourself until you get to court. By saying nothing there is nothing that the prosecution can hold against you.
Indeed. What I find aggravating is that they show these human interest stories for people that fail. And don't show the successful contestants.
This is exactly the kind of thing that the "One Legal copy" exemption of the copyright laws was included to prevent. I am not up on latest xbox game copying techniques, but I am sure it is not easy for the average user... if possible at all.
The organization is key. I worked support for a billion dollar construction company. The average user was below average in IT knowledge. EVERYTHING was locked down. By-and-large the folks in the office were promoted from the field. And in the field, if something didn't work, smacking it with a hammer and swearing were the first two options to get it fixed. I have been chewed out because Bubba-Ray's computer didnt work like he 'Thought' it should.
Most everyone had college degrees. The problem was that they were in mechanical engineering , structural engineering, or accounting. Nothing that would give any insight to pc maintenance.
--Lesson: If someone is interested, they will do overt, flirty things, unless they're a shy and insecure mess, which you want nothing to do with even if you're one too. Ordering the same type of soft drink is not a declaration of love.--
:-(
Your analogy is off. this isnt soda.
When women are attracted to someone, the will generally put themselves in situations that require a lot of contact with the object of their attraction, and wait for him to make the move. Usually, I clued into that fact, just as she was giving up on me
Could it be that the judges don't understand it? Everyone is used to the junk snail-mail. Legislation against junk-email probably seems silly.
I have often wondered why this is an issue at all... On my POTS line, I can call anyone, anytime, as long as they have a phone. In the beginning, they charged based on distance. Long distance calls cost more, but as the infrustructure has expanded, the concept of distance is mostly meaningless. Never did the telecos charge based on whom I was calling. How is the net different? I pay my isp for my internet connection, Google pays bigbucks for theirs. Why should the telecos get any extra because google is using 100% of the badwidth for which they have already paid? This is extortion, plain and simple. Google: "We need to get another OC128" Telecos: "Well that will cost you $FOO for the connection, AND if you want ALL your traffic, it will cost you $BAR per month to ferry your traffic across our network safely. Otherwise, who knows what could happen..." And the telecos are trying to legalize it.
My employer is a state department of transportation.
All crew office and facilities traffic are routed and filtered in the capitol per the legislation. they are locked down, they cant go anywhere. Because of the limits, most if not all the crew offices have DSL service, and one or two machines that the State IT department dont know about(READ: someones unpatched five year old emachine). The two networks dont touch, but everyone has a thumb-drive.
In the case of one project, they had a T1 connection written into the special provisions of the contract; meaning, for four years, the general contractor would pay for all expenses related to that line. And the DOT could withhold payment if there was an excessive outage.
The crew managers have decided collectively that the state policy was too restrictive, so they went around it.
My point is: there is always a way around.
It's the wide-releases that have sucked, not all movies. I am lucky to live in an area that has a couple of independent movie-houses-- (you know the ones where people turn their cell-phones off, and sit through the end-credits.) In that venue, I have seen some entertaining movies -- (The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, Capote, Shopgirl.)
So why are the studios failing to produce good movies?
1. Because the average consumer doesn't want a masterpiece. Joe Six-pack wants just enough plausibility in the story to allow him to escape his reality for a couple of hours. I think that the audience is savvy to the tricks of the movie makers. Fantastic visual effects are no longer a substitute for a good plot (War of the Worlds comes to mind. Isn't the whole movie just one long chase?). Cool wardrobe and sharp language are no substitute for good acting.
2. Names sell tickets. Spielberg, Hanks, and Cruise all sell tickets. Some of thier work is fantastic and some of it sucks eggs. Either way, chances are that the film will make $20 million before the word gets out.
3. Risk. The average movie costs four to six million. With that kind of money on the line the pressure is on to recoup your investment. A movie version of a semi-memorable TV show from your target audience's collective childhood will always sell. (Dukes of Hazzard, Miami Vice, Star Wars EP I, II, III)
Television has largely ruined the audience. Eight to ten minutes of commercials for every half-hour of programming. Crawling text, channel promotions w/sound playing over the show are very distracting. I have personally forgotten what I was watching while channel surfing during commercials. My point is that there are good films available, you just have to sift though a lot of schlock to get to them.
the moviegoing experience has changed a lot in the last 15 years. People are less considerate these days. From the lazy parents to people habitually checking their cell phones in the theatre, its just too much. I think that the explosion in home theater is partly to blame. People are just contitioned to do whatever they want while the movie is on. Take calls, talk to the screen, let the kids run around.
I love going to the movies. But I choose to go to the art-house theatres near me. The crowds are more considerate and quiet.
Ask any of the book / magazine publishers out there. I can buy a cookbook retail for $25. Or I can wait, and buy that same book used at Half-price books. There are even repositories of books where anybody could check out the book without paying for it. In the end it is the writer that is getting screwed. Why should software be any different?
I worked as a mobile tech for a construction company. Just imagine the worst possible senario for a computer, Temporary buildings, unstable power, wildly fluctuating temp. and humidity. All of that plus daily abuse by users more accustomed to beating heavy equipment into submission than figuring out why their spreadsheet isn't calculating properly. Needless to say I was busy.
What is worse, my manager was really good about trying to spend MY money. "Just expense it," he'd say. Sure, it sounds easy, but getting reimbursed took months because each site was it's own cost-center. My manager approved the purchase, but I had to justify each expense the the accountant assigned to each site. I had to justfy the purchase of an ISDN modem for the project manager. The only available internet connection out in the boonies, and I had to wrestle with accounting to get my money back. I let the total get to $3000 before I stopped. Six months later, when I finally quit, I had to ask for the rest of my money.
My point is that we should have kept a supply of parts on-hand. Switches, and routers, ISDN modems.
Have you listened to all of the schlock out there? Well you will if the device doesn't ask permission before transferring other users shares. If these things get sufficiently popular, how long will it be before unsigned bands start a guerrilla advertising campaign by riding trains at rush hour? I'll pass.
As for me, I find good music by using my social network as a filter, from sources I trust. Even semi-legal outlets like allofmp3.com allow me to discover music on the cheap.
...when the PS2 released. We did the EXACT same thing. We setup tables, put the bundles together, and WOULDN'T sell a ps2 without them. It is all leverage. BBY knows that the people standing in line to buy the latest and greatest consoles are going to jump a few hurdles, and part with some more cash to get it first.
Best Buy does not condone pressuring customers to purchase items they may not want or that may not fit their lifestyle
The don't condone it, but they do reward it. The sales force at BBY is not on commission, but the management IS compensated for store preformance. An in-store sales manager determines how sales are conducted, and this would not be the first time a manager decided to artificially inflate his numbers. Regional management and upper management only looks at the balance sheet and customer comments. So if the store makes or exceeds expectations, and no one complains, then the store management gets some cash.
leave them on the server. My home machine grabs mail once a day( 1am ) and deletes it from the server. That way, when I am away from home, my lappy will catch the new mail, but my home machine will archive it. If by chance there the home machine catches an important message, its a trivial task to get at it.
The only problem I could see with this scheme is organizing sent mail. I rarely use the home machine for anything other than file server and backup tasks so this isnt a problem for me.
polish the resume. Pass it around to head-hunters. Go on some interviews. Prepare yourself for the worst. If possible dont work without a net. Create a situation where they need you more than you need them. After you've done that, your choice should be quite clear.
I was merely pointing out that I have since moved on to other hobbies.