Somebody that has low tolerance for idiocy and that shows it behaving like a prima dona has no place in any self respecting, productive, team producing software.
Investors just put up with that nonsense because MS share were sky high.
Come the IT downturn, recession, and MS showing can't diversify )they are selling far less of these critters that they expected).
I would not like to have MS stock if they don't succeed, and the investors will begin to ask the wisodm in relying on shares (which is basically a bettin system) in place of getting dividends to obtain a return on their investment...
... photocopiers should be banned because they can be used to infringe the copyright of book producers (and the artists of course, don't forget the artists).
Cameras, videocameras and again those pesky photocopiers should be banned because pgotogrpahers and painters'work may be copied with these evil tools.
Do not dare to forget VCRs, those tools of the devilm becaus thay can be used to copy movies.
And the tape recorders please! Those that have destroyed the music industry!
And the pen and pencil, because they can be used to reproduce other people's ideas. Dangerous stuff, I am telling ya.
-Entitlement cards is the euphemistic, new Labour name, given to identity cards. Typical spin to try to implement something without proper consultation.
-For the benefit of the ignorant, which seems to be reduced to yourself and the BNP, the asylum and illegal immigration problem of the UK is minuscule. If the UK would allow to stay every single person that applies for assylum (legitimate or not, around 100000) that would amount to 0.16% of increase in the UK population. I leave to you the wisdom of stopping this immigration in a country with an ageing population. These people that so many deride in the UK could be the difference between having a pension and care for the elderly in 20 years time. Just to put things in proportion Iran has 4 million of Afghani refugees, that is millions. Obviously the UK is not a "soft touch" (Iran is due to proximity, bleh, how difficult is to figure that one out?). The UK agricultural industry would come to a standstill without these people. And so on.
-France, Germany, Denmark, Holland have more immigrants staying in relative terms (new immigrants/population). In absolute terms Germany and France receive more (obviously since they pass through there first).
-You are not seriously claiming that all illegal immigrants pay thousends of pounds to be taken to the UK?
-Ah, terrorism, the modern blame-it-all of the people that run out of arguments. Most (all?) the 11/9 attackers were legal US residents. Oh, and I forgot the nasties of the IRA that obviously can be legal UK residents.
Although it is desirable to know who is going into a given country and where they are this has to be done without scaremongering tactics adhering to the truth and ignoring the fascist impulses promoted by the lowest kind of journalism practicised in some places.
Prayer will not provide comfort neither peace to me, and will provide undestanding to none.
I am sick an tired of religious people assuming that what works for them works for all.
Most importantly for Christians, which I assume are the majority of religous folks around here, Jesus himself in one of his parables stated very clearly that those prayers done more with the intention to boast than with the intention to reach for the creator, should be seen with suspicion. If you want to pray pray, but don't start the "please all pary with me" which feels suspicisoulsy phariseic.
And there is no decrease in the quality of the software. Projects are finished earlier. And I assume it is cheaper.
So developpers in the 1st world are offering same quality at a higer price delivering late. No wonder companies are trying to use talent from other places.
The goverment pensions are so laughable small and continously dwingling that you can match them easily with the difference in the salary (if you are disciplined and save money regularly).
To each one his own, I enjoy earning 4 or 5 times more that I would in a goverment position knowing that if I keep my discipline of saving 10% of my incoming I will have a better level of life when I retire. If the situation gets bad I can try a goverment job temporariy until I find something else.
you will live the same 50 or so years, the difference is that as a smoker most probably you will live in pain the last 10 or 15 of them.
As for organs, how wonderful, to deny them to people that need them due to malformations or accidents so you can "socialize" (I socialize fine, never touched a cigarrette in my life).
How many more "days of hell" people need to understand that MS products are not what their are pushed to be.
MS products are mostly mediocre offerings that are popular due to luck (being in the right place at the right time) and predatory conduct in the market place.
Call me a zealot, but why if I would not engage with somebody of dubious moral character should I somehow give a convicted monopolist the benefit of the doubt?
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I want team players, as cliched as it sounds.
Somebody that has low tolerance for idiocy and that shows it behaving like a prima dona has no place in any self respecting, productive, team producing software.
MS predicted they would sell 11 million Xboxes.
They corrected expectations to 9 million.
They will sell 8 million.
Spin that in favour of MS for our amusement.
Investors just put up with that nonsense because MS share were sky high.
Come the IT downturn, recession, and MS showing can't diversify )they are selling far less of these critters that they expected).
I would not like to have MS stock if they don't succeed, and the investors will begin to ask the wisodm in relying on shares (which is basically a bettin system) in place of getting dividends to obtain a return on their investment...
I don't want one ruling my entertainment experience after having ruined a lot of my computing one (until 4 years ago that is).
If you are limited by your speed connection to the net?
Gimmick say me.
.... are rarely accountable to the people.
That is tru for the Netherlands, China, Tonga, the US or the EU.
Stop whining like if it was a unique feature of the EU.
... photocopiers should be banned because they can be used to infringe the copyright of book producers (and the artists of course, don't forget the artists).
Cameras, videocameras and again those pesky photocopiers should be banned because pgotogrpahers and painters'work may be copied with these evil tools.
Do not dare to forget VCRs, those tools of the devilm becaus thay can be used to copy movies.
And the tape recorders please! Those that have destroyed the music industry!
And the pen and pencil, because they can be used to reproduce other people's ideas. Dangerous stuff, I am telling ya.
Pinochet in Chile used the list of members of the communist party to hunt down his "enemies".
Just imagine what he would have done with a biometric based ID card.
Never in my country?
Yeah sure, I can mention several democracies that were taken over by dictators. Think about that when preparing to support such measures.
-Entitlement cards is the euphemistic, new Labour name, given to identity cards. Typical spin to try to implement something without proper consultation.
-For the benefit of the ignorant, which seems to be reduced to yourself and the BNP, the asylum and illegal immigration problem of the UK is minuscule. If the UK would allow to stay every single person that applies for assylum (legitimate or not, around 100000) that would amount to 0.16% of increase in the UK population. I leave to you the wisdom of stopping this immigration in a country with an ageing population. These people that so many deride in the UK could be the difference between having a pension and care for the elderly in 20 years time. Just to put things in proportion Iran has 4 million of Afghani refugees, that is millions. Obviously the UK is not a "soft touch" (Iran is due to proximity, bleh, how difficult is to figure that one out?). The UK agricultural industry would come to a standstill without these people. And so on.
-France, Germany, Denmark, Holland have more immigrants staying in relative terms (new immigrants/population). In absolute terms Germany and France receive more (obviously since they pass through there first).
-You are not seriously claiming that all illegal immigrants pay thousends of pounds to be taken to the UK?
-Ah, terrorism, the modern blame-it-all of the people that run out of arguments. Most (all?) the 11/9 attackers were legal US residents. Oh, and I forgot the nasties of the IRA that obviously can be legal UK residents.
Although it is desirable to know who is going into a given country and where they are this has to be done without scaremongering tactics adhering to the truth and ignoring the fascist impulses promoted by the lowest kind of journalism practicised in some places.
... are close relatives.
According to the UK's goverment figures, mate, the biggest benefits fraudsters are, unsurprisingly, native white people.
Are they worst for that? No, of course not. They are simply more.
Far to many people in the UK are so ready to follow their prejudices in spite of information widely available regarding this kind of issues.
A billion if I recall correctly. The only part of the comapny making some money is the more traditional one, not the ISP side of things.
What will happen to Mozilla? That is the only thing of interest to me. The rest of the jugernaut should be sold piece by piece to the best offerer.
And a few chimps whose names I do not remember.
Because resources in this planet are not infinite?
Because the politicians may render this planet unfit for life?
Because we are curious beings?
Because we can and want?
Eggs, basket, meteorite, dinosaurs?
Prayer will not provide comfort neither peace to me, and will provide undestanding to none.
I am sick an tired of religious people assuming that what works for them works for all.
Most importantly for Christians, which I assume are the majority of religous folks around here, Jesus himself in one of his parables stated very clearly that those prayers done more with the intention to boast than with the intention to reach for the creator, should be seen with suspicion. If you want to pray pray, but don't start the "please all pary with me" which feels suspicisoulsy phariseic.
I am not religious.
If you are pray yourself and let the rest decide what to do.
Don't you think your new acquantinces may find that a bit weird?
A camera in a PDA is a solution looking for a problem....
And there is no decrease in the quality of the software. Projects are finished earlier. And I assume it is cheaper.
So developpers in the 1st world are offering same quality at a higer price delivering late. No wonder companies are trying to use talent from other places.
The goverment pensions are so laughable small and continously dwingling that you can match them easily with the difference in the salary (if you are disciplined and save money regularly).
To each one his own, I enjoy earning 4 or 5 times more that I would in a goverment position knowing that if I keep my discipline of saving 10% of my incoming I will have a better level of life when I retire. If the situation gets bad I can try a goverment job temporariy until I find something else.
Oh no, silly me, all that smoke is good for your lungs.
Damn, somebody smack me please.
you will live the same 50 or so years, the difference is that as a smoker most probably you will live in pain the last 10 or 15 of them.
As for organs, how wonderful, to deny them to people that need them due to malformations or accidents so you can "socialize" (I socialize fine, never touched a cigarrette in my life).
The parent does not know what he is talking about. He does not understand the most basic concepts about licensing.
Please ensure his comment goes -1.
Lets not include naturaly ocurrent, random generated one.
... are considered zealotry?
How many more "days of hell" people need to understand that MS products are not what their are pushed to be.
MS products are mostly mediocre offerings that are popular due to luck (being in the right place at the right time) and predatory conduct in the market place.
Call me a zealot, but why if I would not engage with somebody of dubious moral character should I somehow give a convicted monopolist the benefit of the doubt?
Anecdotal evidence seems to suggest that you are just lucky.
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