I have a PC. Owning (or not owning) the latest console will not change the fact that I have a PC, the PC will be used heavily, and some of that use will be heavily-taxing, so the PC will be constantly upgraded. I can't tell you what all my future work will be, but I'm confident that the hardware and software I require will be created for it.
It may get to a point where the consoles are easily upgraded, rather than replaced, have a slew of non-gaming software, and become an environment all their own. Even forsaking their PC, people will realize that the console has effectively become an iteration of their former PC. Eventually, threats of more powerful, specialized hardware that's intended only for the most intense gamer will threaten this general-purpose console.
Then, we'll see this argument all over, again... and again... and again...
You managed to take an article from a London-based news agency, written in Tokyo, based on an outrageous claim from a Japanese company and referencing only other Japanese companies... and use it to bash the US.
This place is getting more and more pathetic by the hour.
Fact is, by the time a production makes it to broadcast television, it's made all the money it's going to make.
Fact is, all the producers and actors pray that their show is appealing enough to generate syndication deals that gurantee them a huge, long-term paycheck. DVD sales also get them a nice chunk of change.
Fact is, the only reason many programs get their big money before broadcast is it's too soon for the people with money to see how much the program sucks. It's pretty safe to assume they aren't the ones most affected by the piracy.
That "current standard" comment was the first thing that really irked me, too. Yeah, I'd love to have everything available in 1080i or 720p, but this guy just showed his technical prowess and it doesn't rank high enough to make his commentary very important.
The problem is that the majority do not have a say upon the rights of the minority.
Living in a society must be terribly difficult for you. Part of democracy is accepting that sometimes the majority of people disagree with you and, to maintain the principles of that form of government, you have to accept it and move on.
several homeowners were refusing to comply and filing a lawsuit against the community organization. That certainly doesn't sound like a democratic process was used to decide the new policy does it?
Quite simply, yes. Using the court system to check the power of the city code enforcement or a homeowners' association would absolutely be considered part of a democratic process.
Even ignoring that, was it a democratic process that elected those in charge? Certainly, there is no divine right to the positions, municipal or homeowners' association, and there's always recourse for replacing those people if enough affected citizens care to do so.
Yes, it's a community code. It means the community got together and a majority decided that they wanted to live in an area with certain rules. Nobody is forced to live in the community and that same community can act to modify those codes whenever they please.
This has nothing to do with race, national pride, or an unchecked autocracy. Therefore, the fascism label simply doesn't apply. I suggest you learn the meaning of a word before you start throwing it around.
I was thinking vehicles actually had to do pathfinding, you know, like, interesting stuff.
Actually, if you had read a little bit about the competition, you would know that there start/end points and designated waypoints, along with acceptable corridors of varying widths between and around those waypoints. The "routes" that were pre-loaded could only be considered recommendations, at best.
As it stands the whole thing requires almost no intelligence.
While not a competitor, I was very close to one of the teams that participated in the first race. Trivializing the hard work that any of those teams did makes it quite apparent that you're clueless as to the difficulty of solving the problem.
If you think you can do better, step up. I guarantee it will be a very humbling experience.
At one time, people had alcohol. Then it was taken away. Normal, everyday people still obtained alcohol and it was eventually made legal, again.
People will not give up normal, uninhibited behavior for restrictions unless they believe there is a more valuable benefit to themselves, not an industry. I fail to see any benefit to the consumer here. This will fail... miserably.
At some point during its use, a new car will have some sort of deficiency. It's origin may be poor initial design, deliberate misuse, or simply wearing out after a reasonable lifetime. In the case of poor design, efforts should be made to rectify the problem immediately. In the case of deliberate misuse, the responsibility falls on the user. After a reasonable lifetime, the manufacturer can no longer be expected to service problems related to lifespan, even after simple, proper use.
Buying an OS is no different.
Up until now, there has been no expectation of virus protection, implied or otherwise.The manufacturer made reasonable attempts to avoid strangers driving my car recklessly by installing locks and requiring an ignition key. If I handed a stranger the key to my car, the car can't be expected to protect against them.
Getting a virus is no different.
In fact, the latest version of XP makes you intimately aware when you do not have any virus software installed. Microsoft should provide service bulletins, elaborate on any confusing documentation, and make a reasonable effort to fix flaws for a set period of time.
Microsoft did not focus on the needs of the user, they focused on the needs of maintaining their monopoly.
Before Microsoft created Windows, most people didn't have a computer in their homes. Considering that, I think it would be fair to say that they helped define the users' needs.
Did you expect them to say, "We loved that integer thingy! We can't wait to find out what an array is!"
People learn faster and more effectively when the topic interests them. If I believed that all I ever had to look forward to was writing banking software or parsing obscure log files, I never would have lasted.
Why not modify your lesson plan to start with coding a few simple games and work your way up through that?
It might be a nice bonus for a couple beer-and-pizza nights, but most people who would/could spend the required time for those projects would probably do it for free, anyway. I worry more for the starving student who spends a week on one of the projects only to be eclipsed by another starving student who submits his solution a day earlier.
If you can afford the time, help the projects out and, politely, refuse the reward. If you're hard-pressed for cash and have the skills to provide them a solution... you'll be much better off finding a real job and helping them later.
Please. You're not really playing the "evil CEO" card already, are you?
1) If you got fired from your job and sent out some resumes, would you allow your previous boss to add comments about your horrible work ethic? Would you feel like a hypocrite for putting other references, but leaving him out? Of course, not. Burning the factory to the ground is a horrible analogy. It's like saying that leaving the contact info for your boss is equivalent to kicking your new employer in the nuts.
2) If you took a vote of the stockholders, my money is on the stockholders wanting that bad press removed. At the very least, the vote would be significantly higher than randomly burning a factory to the ground.
Can you use Excel? I can use several spreadsheet programs, and can even develop complex math functions. OK, but, can you use Excel?
Can you use Word? I have experience with several word processing tools, and can help the company by ensuring that documents transfer well between programs. OK, but, can you use Word?
Can you use Windows? I have extensive experience with windows environments and graphical interfaces, and can even use a computer when those interfaces fail. OK, but, can you use Microsoft Windows?
In the post-interview team meeting, later that day...
No, he seemed sharp enough, but I don't think he had enough experience with the specific programs we need.
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I have a PC. Owning (or not owning) the latest console will not change the fact that I have a PC, the PC will be used heavily, and some of that use will be heavily-taxing, so the PC will be constantly upgraded. I can't tell you what all my future work will be, but I'm confident that the hardware and software I require will be created for it.
It may get to a point where the consoles are easily upgraded, rather than replaced, have a slew of non-gaming software, and become an environment all their own. Even forsaking their PC, people will realize that the console has effectively become an iteration of their former PC. Eventually, threats of more powerful, specialized hardware that's intended only for the most intense gamer will threaten this general-purpose console.
Then, we'll see this argument all over, again... and again... and again...
Why I prefer SMS over Morse code:
I don't have to remember any encoding rules.
Why I prefer phone calls over SMS:
I don't have to remember how to spell.
Why I prefer silence over phone calls:
I don't have to remember to be polite or feign interest.
You managed to take an article from a London-based news agency, written in Tokyo, based on an outrageous claim from a Japanese company and referencing only other Japanese companies... and use it to bash the US.
This place is getting more and more pathetic by the hour.
Fact is, by the time a production makes it to broadcast television, it's made all the money it's going to make.
Fact is, all the producers and actors pray that their show is appealing enough to generate syndication deals that gurantee them a huge, long-term paycheck. DVD sales also get them a nice chunk of change.
Fact is, the only reason many programs get their big money before broadcast is it's too soon for the people with money to see how much the program sucks. It's pretty safe to assume they aren't the ones most affected by the piracy.
That "current standard" comment was the first thing that really irked me, too. Yeah, I'd love to have everything available in 1080i or 720p, but this guy just showed his technical prowess and it doesn't rank high enough to make his commentary very important.
The problem is that the majority do not have a say upon the rights of the minority.
Living in a society must be terribly difficult for you. Part of democracy is accepting that sometimes the majority of people disagree with you and, to maintain the principles of that form of government, you have to accept it and move on.
several homeowners were refusing to comply and filing a lawsuit against the community organization. That certainly doesn't sound like a democratic process was used to decide the new policy does it?
Quite simply, yes. Using the court system to check the power of the city code enforcement or a homeowners' association would absolutely be considered part of a democratic process.
Even ignoring that, was it a democratic process that elected those in charge? Certainly, there is no divine right to the positions, municipal or homeowners' association, and there's always recourse for replacing those people if enough affected citizens care to do so.
Yes, it's a community code. It means the community got together and a majority decided that they wanted to live in an area with certain rules. Nobody is forced to live in the community and that same community can act to modify those codes whenever they please.
This has nothing to do with race, national pride, or an unchecked autocracy. Therefore, the fascism label simply doesn't apply. I suggest you learn the meaning of a word before you start throwing it around.
I was thinking vehicles actually had to do pathfinding, you know, like, interesting stuff.
Actually, if you had read a little bit about the competition, you would know that there start/end points and designated waypoints, along with acceptable corridors of varying widths between and around those waypoints. The "routes" that were pre-loaded could only be considered recommendations, at best.
As it stands the whole thing requires almost no intelligence.
While not a competitor, I was very close to one of the teams that participated in the first race. Trivializing the hard work that any of those teams did makes it quite apparent that you're clueless as to the difficulty of solving the problem.
If you think you can do better, step up. I guarantee it will be a very humbling experience.
At one time, people had alcohol. Then it was taken away. Normal, everyday people still obtained alcohol and it was eventually made legal, again.
People will not give up normal, uninhibited behavior for restrictions unless they believe there is a more valuable benefit to themselves, not an industry. I fail to see any benefit to the consumer here. This will fail... miserably.
The basic argument is that most of the "questionable" voters on most states voter roles tend to be the poor
Of course, the dead are poor. That's easily explained by the old adage, "You can't take it with you."
I'm not recommending a different strategy, but he's been getting ignored for decades. As of yet, he hasn't stopped.
Surely, they were eating in the restaurant. There's no way any flimsy to-go bag would hold up to that much grease.
Before Microsoft created Windows, I would say that Apple defined the users' needs, and Microsoft just copied what Apple did.
Who copied what Xerox did... blah, blah, blah.
Even in the early Apple era, home computers were few and far between.
At some point during its use, a new car will have some sort of deficiency. It's origin may be poor initial design, deliberate misuse, or simply wearing out after a reasonable lifetime. In the case of poor design, efforts should be made to rectify the problem immediately. In the case of deliberate misuse, the responsibility falls on the user. After a reasonable lifetime, the manufacturer can no longer be expected to service problems related to lifespan, even after simple, proper use.
Buying an OS is no different.
Up until now, there has been no expectation of virus protection, implied or otherwise.The manufacturer made reasonable attempts to avoid strangers driving my car recklessly by installing locks and requiring an ignition key. If I handed a stranger the key to my car, the car can't be expected to protect against them.
Getting a virus is no different.
In fact, the latest version of XP makes you intimately aware when you do not have any virus software installed. Microsoft should provide service bulletins, elaborate on any confusing documentation, and make a reasonable effort to fix flaws for a set period of time.
Oh, wait. They pretty much do that.
Microsoft did not focus on the needs of the user, they focused on the needs of maintaining their monopoly.
Before Microsoft created Windows, most people didn't have a computer in their homes. Considering that, I think it would be fair to say that they helped define the users' needs.
We should discuss this further. Call me. My number's in the phone book.
Did you expect them to say, "We loved that integer thingy! We can't wait to find out what an array is!"
People learn faster and more effectively when the topic interests them. If I believed that all I ever had to look forward to was writing banking software or parsing obscure log files, I never would have lasted.
Why not modify your lesson plan to start with coding a few simple games and work your way up through that?
It might be a nice bonus for a couple beer-and-pizza nights, but most people who would/could spend the required time for those projects would probably do it for free, anyway. I worry more for the starving student who spends a week on one of the projects only to be eclipsed by another starving student who submits his solution a day earlier.
If you can afford the time, help the projects out and, politely, refuse the reward. If you're hard-pressed for cash and have the skills to provide them a solution... you'll be much better off finding a real job and helping them later.
Please. You're not really playing the "evil CEO" card already, are you?
1) If you got fired from your job and sent out some resumes, would you allow your previous boss to add comments about your horrible work ethic? Would you feel like a hypocrite for putting other references, but leaving him out? Of course, not. Burning the factory to the ground is a horrible analogy. It's like saying that leaving the contact info for your boss is equivalent to kicking your new employer in the nuts.
2) If you took a vote of the stockholders, my money is on the stockholders wanting that bad press removed. At the very least, the vote would be significantly higher than randomly burning a factory to the ground.
And back to the real world...
Can you use Excel?
I can use several spreadsheet programs, and can even develop complex math functions.
OK, but, can you use Excel?
Can you use Word?
I have experience with several word processing tools, and can help the company by ensuring that documents transfer well between programs.
OK, but, can you use Word?
Can you use Windows?
I have extensive experience with windows environments and graphical interfaces, and can even use a computer when those interfaces fail.
OK, but, can you use Microsoft Windows?
In the post-interview team meeting, later that day...
No, he seemed sharp enough, but I don't think he had enough experience with the specific programs we need.
But if you ask for feedback from the community, and you give the appearance of being impartial - deal with the consquences
Utter crap. Their site, their forum, their goal, and their prerogative.
A more appropriate conclusion: If you want to leave feedback on someone else's site, and you want to be critical of them - deal with the consequences.
PC or not, the "raptop" comment from the last related post still makes me snicker.
No doubt, some guy is going to create a random key generator, post it online, and teenagers will be stealing all the latest cars.
that your comment has failed: Lack of attention