I never said he wasn't rich. But he's only rich because he was marginally more intelligent than the absolutely profoundly retarded venture capitalists and angel investors who were dumb enough to fund his ventures.
This guy has founded what 2 to 3 businesses? How many of them are financially viable on their own today?
Lets start with Netscape. If AOL hadn't have bought it then it would have closed up shop by now.
Next is Loudcloud. This was supposed to be his next big thing. It wasn't. It had to be redone and "repurposed" into.........Opsware. Opsware was originally one app that Loudcloud offered. Now its an entire (but much smaller) company on its own. Can Andreessen do ANYTHING right?
Almost everything. Things that necessitate being local are not commodities. Other than that, if the means of production, design and advertising can be outsourced.....then its a commodity.
I wasn't talking about "you" specifically but in the objective sense and don't you dare tell me not to do anything again! Even if its dumb! I'll do whatever I damn well please!
You don't have to go to college to learn how to think critically. Its not a type of thinking limited ot the collegiate environment. Simply living your life should teach you these lessons.
Great, now tell others so they can save $18k a year.
So there aren't any people with degrees working in fast food restaraunts?
I'm really glad there's still people around who think they're special or better because they have degrees. I thought the dot.com crash had gotten rid of them all.
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Rich Americans have no problem taking such vacations. There is no need for reform in the US.
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How much quality of life can you possibly have if you aren't working enough to afford the nice things in life?
Not everyone is some holistic new agey type of person with bohemian intentions.
I'm not being sarcastic when I say that I couldn't imagine life without my various computers, PDA, 2 SUV's and 5607sqft home.
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No thanks pal. I'd rather be a productive member of society rather than some layabout lazy European.
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We are Americans. Far too individualistic and prideful to ever join unions for such an educated field as IT.
Besides in the long run, union or no union most western IT jobs will be outsourced to other nations. Jimmy Hoffa can't stop that.
I think its really rude to force your office to use Linux desktops when they so obviously don't want to use them. Using computers isn't easy for most people. You seriously screw with their productivity when you force them to use KDE or OpenOffice or whatever. What if they have a home computer thats running Windows and MS Office? All of a sudden they come into work and now sharing files is no longer a non-event.
You are being FAR too pedantic. Ever hear of eBay? Its a huge exchange, just not one in the conventional sense. As for services, well when your job can be exported in the blink of an eye then yes its a commodity as well.
ALL of IT is becoming a commodity. Like it or not thats what it is.
FYI its not the real estate agents that are the ones lying. They have to advertise the house at the price the seller wants to sell it at. And its hard for some sellers to accept that their homes have either not grown in value or have declined in value.
I live in Boston, a city chock full of professionals. I don't see too many people walking around without a headset. Since my Smartphone is also a MP3 Player, my stereo headset is also the phone headset so I always have it with me. Further more like someone else in one of the replies to you asked, just how often do you need to look at your PDA when you are making a phone call? If the phone call is of any duration (more than 5 minutes) most folks opt to use their headsets. Driving is another issue since by law you have to use the headset anyway.
And no my Smartphone isn't too big to be a good cell phone nor is the screen too small to be a good PDA. I'd rather not carry around two devices as most folks wouldn't (hence the higher share of PDA sales going towards Smartphones) and thus I got a combo device. So I could either carry around two devices, a headset for both (since the PDA's these days are MP3 players), and power chargers for both OR One device, one charger (for the office) and one headset.
Lastly you haven't admitted you were wrong and or blatantly lying yet. This is dishonest. Having an opinion is one thing, being big enough to own up to when you were wrong is another. Not ONE person in all of the replies to your posting has agreed with you for one simple fact, YOU WERE LYING. The PDA functions of the Smartphones CAN be used during a phone call. Now I don't know what personal issues you are having in your life that necessitated perpatrating such a falsehood but you need to check yourself before you wreck yourself because lying on Slashdot is bad for your health! (karma)
Um you are over-reacting. I think they are simply growing the bodies without minds and then when you want to transfer yourself into it you put a brain into the body.
ALL PalmOS Smartphones are capable of PDA operation during phone calls. The Kyocera 6035 and 7135 (www.kyocerasmartphone.com), all Handspring Treos, the Samsung PalmOS phones and even the asian PalmOS Smartphones have this capability.
Just what model did you use that was unable to be used as a PDA when a phone call was going on? And how could you idiotically paint EVERY Smartphone with the same incorrect assumption?
Neither my Kyocera 6035 or 7135 did a "half-assed" job of being a PDA or a Phone. They perform excellently in both instances. Even the attachable keyboard for the 6035 works on the 7135 and other than a different type of power charger and belt clip (items which are unique to just about each model of PDA not just Smartphones) there wasn't any accessories that needed to be replaced.
As for them breaking, well when one breaks you can either get the same damn model or the upgraded version (if available at the time.) My phone is fully insured with a 24 hour FedEX replacement service.
I'm not trying to be rude but you might want to have a minimum of knowledge about a subject before you make clearly incorrect statements about it in the future.
Uh no. If your project is worth any kind of a damn then you'll be able to get people to pay for it. Even if its open source (hence Darwin or Redhat..etc).
His project was worthless because it wasn't worth enough for people to pay.
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I don't know. But I'll tell you this with all honesty. I'm sad that I won't be able to work this friday since its the 4th of July.
Send me their email addresses. I'll put them in my PDA and put a reminder in my Datebook to email em in about 75 years.
I never said he wasn't rich. But he's only rich because he was marginally more intelligent than the absolutely profoundly retarded venture capitalists and angel investors who were dumb enough to fund his ventures.
This guy has founded what 2 to 3 businesses? How many of them are financially viable on their own today?
..Opsware. Opsware was originally one app that Loudcloud offered. Now its an entire (but much smaller) company on its own. Can Andreessen do ANYTHING right?
Lets start with Netscape. If AOL hadn't have bought it then it would have closed up shop by now.
Next is Loudcloud. This was supposed to be his next big thing. It wasn't. It had to be redone and "repurposed" into.......
And don't get me started on Jim Clarke......
Almost everything. Things that necessitate being local are not commodities. Other than that, if the means of production, design and advertising can be outsourced.....then its a commodity.
I wasn't talking about "you" specifically but in the objective sense and don't you dare tell me not to do anything again! Even if its dumb! I'll do whatever I damn well please!
With OPEN SOURCE you lack pricing power. Without it it doens't matter if you feel you should be able tyo charge or not because you can't.
No one will buy.
And the problem with this is.......?
And you know personally every person on this planet who has ever worked in an office?
I know *I* can't spend enough time at work. I know its rare but people like me DO exist.
The tech fields you mention are "industrial" technology and computer geeks don't like to sully their hands with the likes of ewe!
Say this with me:
You don't have to go to college to learn how to think critically. Its not a type of thinking limited ot the collegiate environment. Simply living your life should teach you these lessons.
Great, now tell others so they can save $18k a year.
So there aren't any people with degrees working in fast food restaraunts?
I'm really glad there's still people around who think they're special or better because they have degrees. I thought the dot.com crash had gotten rid of them all.
Rich Americans have no problem taking such vacations. There is no need for reform in the US.
How much quality of life can you possibly have if you aren't working enough to afford the nice things in life?
Not everyone is some holistic new agey type of person with bohemian intentions.
I'm not being sarcastic when I say that I couldn't imagine life without my various computers, PDA, 2 SUV's and 5607sqft home.
No thanks pal. I'd rather be a productive member of society rather than some layabout lazy European.
We are Americans. Far too individualistic and prideful to ever join unions for such an educated field as IT.
Besides in the long run, union or no union most western IT jobs will be outsourced to other nations. Jimmy Hoffa can't stop that.
I think its really rude to force your office to use Linux desktops when they so obviously don't want to use them. Using computers isn't easy for most people. You seriously screw with their productivity when you force them to use KDE or OpenOffice or whatever. What if they have a home computer thats running Windows and MS Office? All of a sudden they come into work and now sharing files is no longer a non-event.
You are being FAR too pedantic. Ever hear of eBay? Its a huge exchange, just not one in the conventional sense. As for services, well when your job can be exported in the blink of an eye then yes its a commodity as well.
ALL of IT is becoming a commodity. Like it or not thats what it is.
You have to weigh the cost of the software against the cost of the admins you'll need to hire to run it.
Linux = cheap to free software and expensive admins
Windows = Expensive software and cheap admins.
Its up to you.
FYI its not the real estate agents that are the ones lying. They have to advertise the house at the price the seller wants to sell it at. And its hard for some sellers to accept that their homes have either not grown in value or have declined in value.
I live in Boston, a city chock full of professionals. I don't see too many people walking around without a headset. Since my Smartphone is also a MP3 Player, my stereo headset is also the phone headset so I always have it with me. Further more like someone else in one of the replies to you asked, just how often do you need to look at your PDA when you are making a phone call? If the phone call is of any duration (more than 5 minutes) most folks opt to use their headsets. Driving is another issue since by law you have to use the headset anyway.
And no my Smartphone isn't too big to be a good cell phone nor is the screen too small to be a good PDA. I'd rather not carry around two devices as most folks wouldn't (hence the higher share of PDA sales going towards Smartphones) and thus I got a combo device. So I could either carry around two devices, a headset for both (since the PDA's these days are MP3 players), and power chargers for both OR One device, one charger (for the office) and one headset.
Lastly you haven't admitted you were wrong and or blatantly lying yet. This is dishonest. Having an opinion is one thing, being big enough to own up to when you were wrong is another. Not ONE person in all of the replies to your posting has agreed with you for one simple fact, YOU WERE LYING. The PDA functions of the Smartphones CAN be used during a phone call. Now I don't know what personal issues you are having in your life that necessitated perpatrating such a falsehood but you need to check yourself before you wreck yourself because lying on Slashdot is bad for your health! (karma)
Um you are over-reacting. I think they are simply growing the bodies without minds and then when you want to transfer yourself into it you put a brain into the body.
ALL PalmOS Smartphones are capable of PDA operation during phone calls. The Kyocera 6035 and 7135 (www.kyocerasmartphone.com), all Handspring Treos, the Samsung PalmOS phones and even the asian PalmOS Smartphones have this capability.
Just what model did you use that was unable to be used as a PDA when a phone call was going on? And how could you idiotically paint EVERY Smartphone with the same incorrect assumption?
Neither my Kyocera 6035 or 7135 did a "half-assed" job of being a PDA or a Phone. They perform excellently in both instances. Even the attachable keyboard for the 6035 works on the 7135 and other than a different type of power charger and belt clip (items which are unique to just about each model of PDA not just Smartphones) there wasn't any accessories that needed to be replaced.
As for them breaking, well when one breaks you can either get the same damn model or the upgraded version (if available at the time.) My phone is fully insured with a 24 hour FedEX replacement service.
I'm not trying to be rude but you might want to have a minimum of knowledge about a subject before you make clearly incorrect statements about it in the future.
Care to respond to the assinine Oklaholma Bombing comments you've made?
Uh no. If your project is worth any kind of a damn then you'll be able to get people to pay for it. Even if its open source (hence Darwin or Redhat..etc).
His project was worthless because it wasn't worth enough for people to pay.